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Missing person found after 'well involved' Bay of Plenty house fire

Kiri Gillespie
By Kiri Gillespie
Assistant News Director and Multimedia Journalist·Bay of Plenty Times·
6 Mar, 2019 06:58 PMQuick Read

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A person is missing in a "well involved" house fire in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

A person is missing in a "well involved" house fire in the Eastern Bay of Plenty.

A person reported missing in a house fire in Eastern Bay of Plenty has been accounted for.

Fire crews were called to the blaze on Stewart Street in Opotiki at 6.15 this morning to find it well-involved in fire.

They were initially searching for a missing person, but that person has been accounted for.

A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency says there are no reported injuries and the fire is now out.

Fire investigators will be at the scene this morning to look into the cause of the blaze.

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