17 May 2021

Person dies in Martinborough house fire

8:32 am on 17 May 2021

One person has died in an early morning house fire in Wairarapa.

Fire engine north of Gisborne.

Photo: RNZ / Alexander Robertson

Emergency services were alerted to the fire on White Rock Road, Martinborough, just after 1am.

Another person who was in the house managed to escape to a neighbour's.

They are being treated for smoke inhalation.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious at the moment, and a scene examination is expected to begin later today.