One person has suffered burns after a fire broke out at the back of their home in Timaru.
A Fire Service spokesman said they were called to the Church St property at 5.50am today.
The back of the house and a sleepout were well alight when crews arrived.
The person was alerted to the fire by smoke alarms and was taken to Timaru Hospital by St John ambulance staff.
No other people were in the house when the fire broke out, the Fire Service spokesman said.
The back of the property had been significantly damaged.
