22 Jan 2012

House fire spreads to adjoining flats

5:57 am on 22 January 2012

A fire in Blenheim has engulfed a house and damaged two others.

The fire service was called to the blaze on Warwick Street at about 1.50am on Sunday.

One house was well ablaze and the fire had spread to two neighbouring flats.

There were reports a person was trapped inside one of the flats, but no one has been found so far.

The fire is now under control.