A person has been discharged from hospital on Tuesday morning after an unexplained housefire in Pukahu south of Hastings on Monday left them with burns to his hands.
Three fire appliances and two tankers, from Hastings, Napier and Havelock North, fought the fire on Te Aute Rd after reports came in about 3.25pm on Monday. The house, mainly hidden from the road by trees off Te Aute Rd and near the Riverbend camp, was well-involved in fire when the first crews arrived, said a Fire Emergency New Zealand spokesperson. It was quickly brought under control.
A police spokeswoman said police “were advised of the house fire last night and were treating it as unexplained”.
A scene guard had been in place overnight Monday and staff will be conducting a scene examination on Tuesday the spokeswoman said.
Inquiries to determine the circumstances remain ongoing, but police are not currently treating the fire as suspicious.
