Emergency services on the scene of a fire in Edgeware, Christchurch.
Four people have been injured after a fire ripped through a home in the Christchurch suburb of Edgeware this morning.
It is the same property where someone was stabbed earlier this year.
Fire and Emergency shift manager Blair Walklin said they were called to a fire on Hills Rd, near North Avon Rd.
Three fire trucks were at the scene at 4.15am. By 8am, the fire was extinguished.
The Otago Daily Times has reported that a man was stabbed at the same property on March 27 this year.
The man sustained a wound in his neck and was transported to Christchurch Hospital in serious condition.
One resident on the street, who would not be identified, said they have been concerned about the property since that day.
“The man who lives in that property where the fire was, was stabbed in the neck a while back.
“My husband had left for work and he called me and said ‘don’t panic but there’s a property cordoned off, it looks serious’ ... we found out later that day someone had been stabbed.
“We’ve felt a bit unnerved since then, this house has had previous things happen.”
A fire investigator will attend the scene of the fire later this morning.
A police spokesperson said they were called to the fire at 4.17am.
A Hate Hote St John spokesperson said a person had been seriously injured and was transported to Christchurch Hospital.
Three others have minor injuries.
Police said an investigation into the fire was under way.
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