Hillpark fatal house fire not suspicious, police say

The house fire in Auckland which killed two people is not being treated as suspicious, police say.

Kiwa Ropitini-Fairburn and Tony Marsters, both aged in their mid 20s, died in the blaze, while a third man was seriously injured, on Freshney Place in Hillpark, shortly before 7am on 13 May.

Police said investigators were still awaiting final results before releasing the cause of the fire.

They were still working through formal identification procedures for the victims and their deaths will now be referred to the Coroner.