Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ / Nate McKinnon
One person has died after a house fire in New Plymouth early on the morning of Christmas Eve.
Emergency services were called to a property on Trelawney Crescent around 2:30am on Wednesday after reports of a house fire, and a person was found deceased, police said.
A scene examination is ongoing at the property.
Police will work alongside Fire and Emergency NZ to determine the circumstances of the fire.
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