There was a large fire in the early morning at a house in central Lower Hutt.
The house where the fire started was completely destroyed and six neighbouring houses were damaged.
At this stage the fire is being treated as suspicious.
Full photos and article courtesy of Hutt Valley Fire Police Unit
huttnz.co.nz 
G’day, and thanks for the plug. Whilst you’re welcome to link to us (and we appreciate it), your comments imply that the HVFP article is the source of your information as regards to the suspicious nature of the fire, and also the number of properties damaged. Appreciate if you could clarify the source of your info (I havn’t yet found the fire reported on in mainstream media) as I don’t wish to see HVFP falsely attributed. Cheers, Mark – HVFP Webmaster
Will edit and acknowledge. Mainstream media has confirmed suspicious nature but appreciate and didn’t mean to imply.