Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ/Marika Khabazi
Two people have been seriously injured in a house fire in Christchurch.
Firefighters were called to a fire in the Christchurch suburb of Aranui on Friday evening.
Fire and Emergency said the house on Bournemouth Crescent was well ablaze when crews arrived.
It said the fire had since been extinguished and all people were accounted for.
Nearby residents posted on social media that they had heard a “huge explosion” and others reported their house shaking as a result.
St John ambulance said two patients in a serious condition were transported to Christchurch Hospital.
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