Vickie Bulman took this picture of the fire opposite her house in Lear St, Stratford, on Wednesday night. A person was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital with serious injuries after a house fire in Stratford on Wednesday night. The Lear St address was fully involved when firefighters arrived, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) central shift manager Belinda Beets said. Two fire appliances from Stratford, one from Toko and a support vehicle from New Plymouth attended the blaze, which occurred at about 10.50pm. I did not know it was right outside my house until I opened the curtains.”

Source: Stuff June 30, 2021 23:17 UTC