New Zealand / Otago

Two need hospital treatment after suspicious fire in Dunedin

08:09 am on 22 September 2019

Two people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in North Dunedin last night.

The fire started on the top floor of a two-storey house on George Street just before 11pm.

Fire and Emergency said it is being treated as suspicious, and investigators are on their way to the scene.

A St John spokesperson said it took two people with moderate injuries and suffering smoke inhalation to Dunedin Hospital.