Fatal house fire – Ōpōtiki

Source: New Zealand Police (National News)

A person has died after a fire at a Bridge Street property in Ōpōtiki overnight.

Emergency services were called to the address about 2.20am.

The single-storey dwelling was fully engulfed, and a man was located deceased at the scene.

Enquiries into the cause of the fire are under way.

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