A person has died after a house fire in the central Auckland suburb of Avondale overnight.
(File image) Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Emergency services were called to the fire on Blockhouse Bay Road just after midnight.
One person was found dead inside the house and neighbouring residents were evacuated as a precaution.
One resident said he heard a loud bang followed by the sirens of emergency services.
Police said they were working with Fire and Emergency investigators to determine the cause of the fire.
