An elderly man has been pulled from a burning home in Wellington.
The man, believed to be in his 80s, was out of the Stokes Valley home when emergency services arrived at the Horoeka St scene around 11.45pm.
It was believed he was helped from the house by a neighbour.
A St John Ambulance communications spokesman said the man was in a critical condition with airway burns.
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He was transported to the Hutt Hospital Emergency Department.
A Fire Service spokesman said two appliances were fighting the blaze that was "well alight" when crews arrived.