A person has died in a house fire in Hihi in the Far North.
This is the third house fire related fatality today.
When Fire and Emergency arrived at 10:10pm, the house had already burnt to the ground and the patient was receiving CPR.
A fire investigator is at the scene, but FENZ have not confirmed whether or not the fire is suspicious at this stage.
The fire has now been extinguished.
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