About 25 crews attended the scene early Sunday morning. Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King
Police have confirmed one casualty in a fire that significantly damaged a Glassey Drive home overnight in Ashburton.
Fire and Emergency received calls of the blaze at 12.45am.
About 25 firefighters were on the ground extinguishing the blaze, they also had assistance from police and ambulance.
Firefighters searched the property, but earlier could not confirm if all residents were accounted for. Investigators returned to the scene on Sunday morning and found a body in the debris.
At this time, there are no other people unaccounted for.
Enquiries into the cause of the fire are continuing.
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