A person has died following a fire inside a house bus on the West Coast of the South Island.
Fire and Emergency told NZME they attended the house bus fire around 6km from Hokitika in Westland at 4.15am.
The first arriving crew found the bus ablaze and a person deceased inside the bus.
Fire crews extinguished the blaze and the last crew left the scene at 6.50am.
A police spokesperson said emergency services were called to the Blue Spur property about 4am.
“One person made it out of the house-bus unharmed. However, sadly, a second person was located deceased.”
“Police will assist Fire and Emergency NZ in determining the circumstances of the fire,” the spokesperson said.
Hato Hone St John said it was notified of incident at an address in Blue Spur on the West Coast at 4.03am and responded with one ambulance.
The vehicle was damaged while later being towed and an $11k claim by the owner followed.