Highway man link to fatal house fireLUKE KIRKEBY/FAIRFAX NZ The scene of the fatal house fire. A man seen standing on a highway near the scene of a fatal fire has sparked a police appeal. Police are now looking for a man seen standing on the side of the highway near this area during the early hours of the morning. READ MORE: Three people die in house fire on Napier-Taupo highwayPolice said they understood that the man pulled his car over on the side of the highway, possibly after his car broke down. Police did not elaborate on why they wished to speak to the man.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2017 00:11 UTC