Napier backpackers lodge destroyed by fire overnight

An overnight fire in Napier has destroyed an unoccupied backpackers lodge.

Fire and Emergency said it received reports of the blaze on Marine Parade shortly after midnight.

Crews from Napier and Hastings battled the fire for several hours earlier this morning.

There were no reports of injuries but a fire investigator was en route to the scene, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.