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The fire sent a huge column of black smoke over the eastern Auckland neighborhood.
One person died and two others were injured after a house fire in East Auckland.
About a dozen police officers and fire engines were at the scene of a fire in Minerva Tce, in Cockle Bay, Tuesday night.
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One person was killed and two others injured in the fire at the East Auckland home.
A Cook St neighbor said he heard two explosions and believed a house at the end of the driveway caught fire.
“I heard a bang bang,” he said. Stuff.
“When I came out front, everyone was on the street.”
The area near Minerva Tce and Cook St was cordoned off, and a Hazmat commando unit was on site.
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Fire crews were at the scene of the East Auckland fire and the cordoned off streets were closed.
Craig Dally, a spokesman for Fire and Emergency NZ, previously said the two-story home was “well lit” when the crews first arrived, but was completely extinguished at 8 p.m.
Emergency services were first called to the fire at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday. From Howick you could see a great cloud of black smoke.
Burn marks could be seen on a white chimney on the roof of the house.
Surprised neighbors said they got home around 6.30pm. M. To see the firemen and the policemen.
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Firefighters can be seen at a house fire in Minerva Tce in Cockle Bay.
“They also have detectives who have come in,” said a local resident.
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Smoke could be seen in Howick on Tuesday night.
One person in critical condition and one person in serious condition were treated by ambulance at the scene.
They were taken to Middlemore Hospital, police said.
