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RNZ News
18 hours ago
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Person dies after Upper Hutt blaze
Police have confirmed an elderly person has died after a house fire in Upper Hutt, Wellington. A neighbour of house said the flames were huge and she feared the blaze would spread to her own home. Emergency services were called to a home on Tararua Street in Trentham, Upper Hutt just before 2.30am on Tuesday and found the home fully ablaze. Amala Joseph lives directly next door. Joseph told RNZ an elderly man lived in the property who she did not often see out. The house that caught fire overnight. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii "So scary, because we were really worried about the person because he is very old, he barely can walk." There were a lot of firefighters there and the fire was really large, Joseph said. She said she was nervous about her own home. "It's pretty close and we don't know what's going to happen next." Joseph said the situation was really sad. Photo: Supplied An RNZ reporter at the scene said it looked as if the windows had been blown out and pieces of burnt metal could be seen hanging off the side of the building. Neighbour Leon Zou told RNZ his family woke up in the middle of the night due to the fire. "The fire was pretty much higher than the house." Zou said he was shocked by the blaze. Another nearby neighbour Glynis said she was surprised to see the house this morning. "It is a very quiet street." She said she didn't know anything about the house and that she did not hear anything last night. A fire appliance outside the house that caught fire overnight. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii A fire truck and supporting fire crew as well as police officers remain at the scene. The road is shut off to through traffic near the house. 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 are carrying out a scene examination this morning. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
RNZ News
a day ago
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'He barely can walk': Neighbours fear for eldery resident missing after Upper Hutt blaze
A neighbour of house where a person is unaccounted for after a fire says the flames were huge and she feared the blaze would spread to her own home. Emergency services were called to a home on Tararua Street in Trentham, Upper Hutt just before 2.30am on Tuesday and found the home fully ablaze. Amala Joseph lives directly next door. Joseph told RNZ an elderly man lived in the property who she did not often see out. The house that caught fire overnight. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii "So scary, because we were really worried about the person because he is very old, he barely can walk." There were a lot of firefighters there and the fire was really large, Joseph said. She said she was nervous about her own home. "It's pretty close and we don't know what's going to happen next." Joseph said the situation was really sad. Photo: Supplied An RNZ reporter at the scene said it looked as if the windows had been blown out and pieces of burnt metal could be seen hanging off the side of the building. Neighbour Leon Zou told RNZ his family woke up in the middle of the night due to the fire. "The fire was pretty much higher than the house." Zou said he was shocked by the blaze. Another nearby neighbour Glynis said she was surprised to see the house this morning. "It is a very quiet street." She said she didn't know anything about the house and that she did not hear anything last night. A fire appliance outside the house that caught fire overnight. Photo: RNZ / Mark Papalii A fire truck and supporting fire crew as well as police officers remain at the scene. The road is shut off to through traffic near the house. 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 are carrying out a scene examination this morning. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
