Person critically injured in Auckland kitchen fire

6:10 pm on 8 June 2024
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Three people have been injured, one critically, after a kitchen caught fire in south Auckland's Manurewa.

Multiple people called emergency services to the scene shortly after 1.30pm on Saturday, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.

Firefighters arrived at a two-storey apartment block and found the fire had started in the kitchen on the first floor.

Three people had to be taken to hospital, a St John spokesperson said.

One was in a critical condition and two had moderate injuries.

Fire investigators and police were called to the scene and were probing the cause of the blaze, the Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.