25 May 2012

Boy in serious condition after Invercargill house fire

11:53 am on 25 May 2012

A three-year-old boy is in a serious condition after being rescued from a house fire in Invercargill.

The Fire Service was alerted the fire in the Teviot Street house just after 8am on Friday.

A St John Ambulance spokesperson says the boy had suffered serious smoke inhalation and was in a critical condition.

Two adults were treated for minor smoke inhalation, and another for an injured foot.