Elderly person perishes in Trentham house fire

An elderly person died in a house fire in the suburb of Trentham in Upper Hutt, north of Wellington, in the early hours of this morning.

Trentham fire station officer Lawrence Voight said emergency services were called to the scene, at a rear section property, around 2am.

"The fire was brought under control relatively quickly," he told NZPA this morning.

The investigation was still continuing.

- NZPA