Wairarapa bach gutted by fire, three people treated at scene

A southern Wairarapa bach was completely gutted by a fire on Ocean Beach Road. Photo / NZME

A south Wairarapa bach has been completely gutted by fire overnight.

Seven fire crews – a mixture of water tankers and fire trucks – arrived at the scene on Ocean Beach Rd, which lies west of Lake Ferry, at 11.15pm on Friday.

They arrived to find the home completely engulfed by the blaze, with a small scrub fire developing nearby.

The fires have been extinguished, but Fire and Emergency said the bach was “totally destroyed”.

All firefighters left the scene at 1.48am on Saturday.

Wellington Free Ambulance attended and treated three patients at the scene, but none required transport to hospital.

-RNZ