Crews arrived to find the home well ablaze, the spokesman said.
Crews worked to extinguish the fire and find the persons unaccounted for.
One crew remained on the scene this morning. A fire investigator will visit the scene later today, the spokesman said.
Raphael Franks is an Auckland-based reporter who covers business, breaking news and local stories from Tāmaki Makaurau. He joined the Herald as a Te Rito cadet in 2022.
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