New Zealand / Wellington Region

Person dies in house fire in Upper Hutt

13:30 pm on 12 August 2021

One person has died in a house fire in Upper Hutt this morning.

File photo Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Five fire crews attended the blaze in the Birchville area.

They were called to the scene about 2am and had the fire under control within an hour and a half.

The police and Fire and Emergency NZ investigators, who are conducting a scene examination to determine the cause, say at this stage it does not appear to be suspicious.