A firefighter and three others have been taken to hospital in Queenstown after a large fire engulfed an apartment building in the town centre.
Emergency teams rushed to the blaze on Huff St just after 2am today.
"We had the Queenstown brigade respond," a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said.
"When they arrived they called for more resources straight away."
Firefighters then set about finding all the occupants of the building.