Emergency services responded to a house fire on Maeroa Road, Hamilton, on June 23. Photo / Bevan Conley
Emergency services responded to a house fire on Maeroa Road, Hamilton, on June 23. Photo / Bevan Conley
Police have confirmed a fire in Hamilton yesterday is not being treated as suspicious.
Emergency services responded to a well-involved building fire on Maeroa Rd around 2.10pm.
Police confirmed to Waikato Herald they “assisted with traffic management, one person was transported to hospital forsmoke inhalation, [and] the fire is not being treated as suspicious.”
Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews from Te Rapa, Hamilton, and Chartwell were called to the house fire in Maeroa, Hamilton.
“Crews worked to bring the well-involved fire at a multi-unit building under control. The fire was contained to one unit, and a unit below it sustained some water damage,” the spokesperson said.
“One patient was treated and transported to Waikato Hospital in a moderate condition,” St John said.
In a media statement yesterday, police said “People are being asked to steer clear of a fire on Maeroa Rd in Hamilton as emergency services work at the scene.”
“It’s understood one person is being medically treated. There are some cordons in place on Maeroa Rd, and people are asked to avoid the area for now,” the statement said.
Malisha Kumar is a multimedia journalist based in Hamilton. She joined the Waikato Herald in 2023 after working for Radio 1XX in Whakatāne.
