One dead in Manawatu blaze

A person is dead in an early morning house fire in the Manawatu, in the North Island.

A Fire Service spokeswoman said crews were called to a property in Wyndham St in Ashhurst at 4am after reports of smoke in the area.

"It does appear there has been a fatality," the spokeswoman said.

A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the blaze and found the only person residing at the property had died.

Police and fire investigators would now investigate. 

Meanwhile, investigations will continue into the cause of a suspicious fire in Whanganui last night which destroyed two homes.

 

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