Rotorua child seriously burned in incident stable in hospital

One person was taken to Rotorua Hospital with serious injuries. Photo / File

A young child who suffered serious burn injuries in an incident in Rotorua is stable in hospital.

Emergency services were called to the address on Perkins St, Pukehangi about 5pm Tuesday after reports that a young person had been burnt.

"Police were stood down and ambulance crews took over," a police spokesperson said.

A St John spokeswoman said two ambulances were sent to the scene and one person was taken to Rotorua Hospital with critical injuries.

The child was flown to Waikato Hospital, she said.

A Waikato District Health Board spokesman said the child was stable in a ward on Wednesday night.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said they were called to the scene to assist ambulance.