Beachfront house in Waikanae, Kāpiti destroyed by fire during the night

A beachfront home was completely destroyed by a fire last night on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington

The fire engulfed the entire property and lit fires on at least two neighboring houses. A fire department spokesman told Stuff that two nearby houses had caught fire because of its intensity. Both had now been extinguished.

A spokesman for Fire and Emergency said that none of the people who lived on the property or in the neighboring properties had been injured or taken into the inferno

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A firefighter, however, was injured.The authorities said the injury was minor

Waikanae Fire Chief, Sarah Sundgren, was on the scene this morning and said that the investigator on fires had also been present today.

At this point, the investigator determined the fire was declared "indeterminate".

Sundgren said that it was a fire difficult

"It was one of the most difficult because there were potentially three fires," she said, referring to nearby houses.The wind direction also made the situation worse because it returned fire through the house.

There were several firefighting equipment on site this morning, which cooled some hot spots

. been on the scene this morning, with the owners evacuated from the properties

The owner of the destroyed house, who lives out of the area, was expected today with its insurers.