A Mount Maunganui man and woman suffered burns after attempts to put out a fire in their Grenada St home.
The man and woman received minor burns when they tried putting out the fire about last night. However, the fire continued to spread.
Firefighters were called to the house about 8.15am.
A faulty battery was blamed for a fire which destroyed a Tauranga business earlier this month.
Click here to read that story and view CCTV footage of the fire as it began.