One person has been hospitalised with critical burns, and two others treated for minor burns, following a house fire in Auckland’s Papakura early this morning.
Emergency services arrived to find the property on Duckworth Rd ablaze shortly before 3am.
“Three people had evacuated from the property and were assessed and treated by St John ambulance staff at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.
One patient was taken to Middlemore Hospital with critical burns, two others sustained minor burns.
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A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said at its peak, there were three fire trucks in attendance.
The fire has since been extinguished, and crews left the scene around 6am.
Police were working with fire investigators to establish the circumstances of the fire.
