15 Jun 2021

Newtown house fire: police appeal for information after reviewing CCTV footage

10:15 pm on 15 June 2021

Police are appealing for information about a suspicious fire in Wellington on Sunday night that destroyed two houses.

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Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone

The fire started in an abandoned house and spread to an occupied home next door in Hanson Street in the suburb of Newtown.

Neighbouring houses were told to evacuate and one injured person was found outside by police when they arrived to the scene.

Police said several witnesses had been spoken to and they had seen CCTV footage which showed two people leaving the derelict house separately shortly after 10.30pm.

Officers will be examining the scene for the next few days and are urging anyone with information to come forward.

Anyone information can call police on 105 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 and quote the file number 210614/4572.

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