One airlifted to hospital in critical condition after Karitane car fire
Photo: Stephen Jaquiery
One person was airlifted to Dunedin Hospital in a critical condition following a car fire in Karitane this morning.
Fire and Emergency (Fenz) crews were alerted to a car fire in Karitane just after 6am today, a Fenz spokeswoman said.
Crews from Waikouaiti arrived to find the car "well alight".
They extinguished the blaze, before leaving the scene to other emergency services, the spokeswoman said.
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson confirmed ambulance crews treated and assessed one person, who was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition.
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