Suspicious house fire in Wellington

A blaze at a home north of Wellington on Tuesday night is being treated as suspicious.

One person was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene of the fire at a house on Roberts Street in Tawa, 20km north of central Wellington, a Fire Service spokesman told NZ Newswire.

A number of people were in the house when the fire started about 9pm.

The fire is being treated as suspicious as there has been a number of fires at the property in the past.