Emergency services were called to the blaze on Mina Rd in Cheviot, about 112 kilometres north of Christchurch, about 2.35pm on Sunday. A house fire in rural Canterbury has left a person nursing minor burns. Emergency services were called to the blaze on Mina Rd in Cheviot, about 112 kilometres north of Christchurch, about 2.35pm on Sunday. Higgison said it was unclear how many people were in the house at the time the blaze broke out, but one person had received burns. A St John spokeswoman said the person received minor injuries and was flown by rescue helicopter to Christchurch Hospital.

Source: Stuff February 14, 2021 04:07 UTC