A fire in Paraparaumu, July 2024. Photo: Michael Cropp / RNZ
Firefighters are working to extinguish a house fire in Paraparaumu Beach, north of Wellington.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they arrived on the scene on Nathan Ave just after 7.30pm and the fire was still burning.
Nine crews were working to put it out initially, since reduced to four.
FENZ incident commander Chris Moore said the fire was "well-involved" when they arrived.
"When we turned up on arrival, the house was fully engulfed in fire - two-storey house, top to bottom… All people were out and accounted for."
Ambulances were also on site.
A Wellington Free Ambulance spokesperson said they treated four patients in a minor condition at the scene - nobody was taken to hospital.
A fire at an address in Paraparaumu Beach, July 2024. Photo: Michael Cropp / RNZ
The cause was not yet known.
"We're just absolutely grateful that everyone is out - our first priority," Moore said.
"Make sure you've got working smoke alarms, smoke alarms would have gone off with this fire and got the people out safe. We can't emphasise enough how important that is."
