. (File image). Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Two people have been seriously injured in a house fire in fire Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast overnight.
Fire and Emergency said it received a report of the fire at 10.40pm on Sunday and found a rear bedroom alight when the first crews arrived.
Firefighters had to help the occupants get out, it said.
In total, five crews, a tanker, two specialist crews and two support vehicles responded, coming from surrounding areas and Wellington City.
St John said one person was taken to hospital in a critical condition and another in a serious condition.
The fire was put out shortly before 2.30am on Monday.
Specialist fire investigators would be at the scene later today.
