Five fire appliances have responded to a blaze at a two-storey Whanganui home. Picture / Google Maps
Five fire appliances have responded to a blaze at a two-storey Whanganui home. Picture / Google Maps
A Whanganui fire at a two-storey residential property has prompted a large fire fighting response.
Five fire trucks are currently in attendance battling the blaze which appeared to be a re-purposed shop building, a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said.
The two occupants of the building managed to escapewith no injuries.
Crews were currently working to extinguish the blaze.
It followed a house fire in Taranaki on Friday that saw a woman lose everything but the clothes on her back.
Her home in Victoria St, Kaponga, caught alight about 11pm on Friday.
Kaponga chief fire officer Jason Hurley said a second alarm was issued straight away and crews from Okaiawa and Eltham, along with a water tanker, were called in to help put the blaze out.
Firefighters were at the scene until 3am Saturday dampening down hot spots, he said.
