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One person is dead after a house fire in Paraparaumu overnight.
A Fire Service communications spokeswoman said four appliances attended the fire at an Aorangi Road house just after midnight.
She said the house was ablaze by the time the appliances arrived, and a fatality was confirmed at 12.50am.
The cause of the fire was not yet known. Fire safety officers are investigating.
- NZPA
