A second elderly woman has died after a house fire in Wanganui last night.
Two women, believed to be aged 69 and 73, were rescued by firefighters from a house in Golf Vue Place in Castlecliff.
One woman died in hospital last night.
Police said the second woman, who had been in a critical condition in Wanganui Hospital, died this evening.
A statement said no further details would be released until her next of kin had been informed.
