A woman and her young children made a lucky escape from a suspicious house fire early yesterday morning.
Hutt Valley Police are investigating the blaze at an address on Wise St, Wainuiomata about 12.15am.
Detective Caroline Martin said a woman woke to find the porch and wash-house area ablaze and escaped with her two young children through a bedroom window.
"Thankfully no one was hurt. The situation could have been drastically different if the family had not managed to escape through a bedroom window."
The house sustained extensive damage in the fire.
