Clothes with oil on them inside a dryer sparked a house fire in which a person received minor injuries while escaping the flames.
Emergency services were called to a “well-involved” house fire on Thorpe Rd, Kaikohe at 1.33am on Monday.
Two adults and a child were at home when the blaze started, one of whom, a man, received minor burns as the trio escaped to safety.
Firefighters from Kaikohe, Ōkaihau and Kawakawa were able to bring the blaze under control within two hours.
Fire investigator Jason Goffin said the fire started in the laundry room and was caused by a “spontaneous combustion” within the dryer.