Neighbours have told of hearing screaming and glass breaking in a house fire that killed three people in South Auckland.
Fire Service Northern shift manager Scott Osmond said six people were in the Plantation Ave, Flat Bush, home when the fire broke out at 3.25am.
Three people were rescued and have been taken to Middlemore Hospital.
A man who survived an Auckland house fire that killed members of his family is showing signs of recovery in hospital, supporters say.
Refugee Council of New Zealand secretary Kailesh Thanabalasingham, 47, escaped but was severely burnt in the blaze, which last Thursday killed his five-year- old son, 39-year-old wifeand 66-year-old mother-in-law.
His 11-year-old daughter and 69-year-old father-in -law survived the fire and were discharged from hospital last week.
Thanabalasingham was taken to hospital in a critical condition but recently opened his eyes for the first time, according to supporters on the Refugees as Survivors-NZ Facebook page.
"He could see people but could not talk as he has tubes in his mouth," the Facebook post says.
