Taupō: Two patients taken to hospital after kitchen fire

St John was alerted to the fire at 1.46pm.

Two patients have been taken to hospital after a kitchen fire in Taupō.

A St John spokesman said it was alerted to a fire on Heathcote St at 1.46pm today and sent two ambulances to the scene.

Two people were taken to Taupō Hospital - one in a serious condition and the other in a moderate condition, the spokesman said.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said it was alerted to a kitchen fire in Taupō at 1.45pm.

Two trucks from the Taupō area were understood to have responded to the scene and had departed by 2pm, the spokesperson said.