Two people sustained serious injuries in a house fire in Fire Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast overnight.
The fire was reported at 10:40 p.m. on Sunday and was put out by five crews, a tanker, two specialist crews, and two support vehicles.
One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition and another in serious condition.
The fire was put out before 2:30am on Monday. Specialist fire investigators will be at the scene later today.
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