Fears person caught in Upper Hutt house fire
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RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Police say the sole person in a house that caught fire in Upper Hutt is unaccounted for.
Emergency services were called to a home on Tararua Street in Trentham just before 2.30am on Tuesday and the home was found fully ablaze.
About 20 firefighters and five trucks were tackling the blaze at its peak.
A police spokesperson says it is not yet known what started the fire.
A scene guard has been in place overnight.
Fire and police investigators will carry out a scene examination this morning.
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