A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said two crews from Bluff were initially called to a house in Burrow St at 7.54am. The house was fully involved, he said. Southland assistant area commander Deane Chalmers said the house was "completely destroyed" but the cause was still being investigated. We do have our investigators here, at the scene.”The house in Bluff was fully involved in fire. “The house is completely destroyed at this point .

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2021 19:46 UTC