Fire crews were called to a blaze at a house on Main North Rd in Woodend just after 10pm on Thursday. Occupants of a North Canterbury house that caught fire overnight have escaped with minor burns. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Main North Rd (State Highway 1) in Woodend just after 10pm on Thursday. READ MORE:* Person taken to hospital after Christchurch house fire* Person suffers smoke inhalation during house fire in central Christchurch* Firefighters contain blaze at Christchurch homeCrosson said four occupants of the house received minor burns to their hands and the house had sustained some damage in the blaze. A St John spokesman said an ambulance was sent to the scene but only took one person to Christchurch Hospital with minor smoke inhalation.

Source: Stuff October 31, 2019 20:06 UTC