Police are investigating a deliberately lit fire which destroyed a house at Holwell in the early house of yesterday morning.

Around 5.05am emergency services responded to reports of a house fire on Nettlefolds Road.

On arrival emergency services found the house fully engulfed.

Tasmania Fire Service extinguished the fire which destroyed the house.

Fire Service Investigators have determined the fire was deliberately lit.

Anyone with information in relation to the fire is asked to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers at crimestopperstas.com.au (this can be anonymous) – quote reference OR732778.