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One person in critical condition after fire in South Auckland flat

July 10, 2018

The blaze happened at a property in Papakura overnight. (Source: Other)

One person is in critical condition in hospital after a fire in a South Auckland flat last night.

At 8.43pm last night Fire Services were called to a blaze in a flat on Smiths Avenue in the suburb of Papakura. 

St John Ambulance says a patient suffered serious burns and is in a critical condition after being transported to Middlemore Hospital.

A spokesperson from Middlemore Hospital confirmed to 1 NEWS at 4.30am this morning that the patient remains in a critical condition.

Three fire appliances attended the blaze.

The flat was fully destroyed by the blaze and a fire investigator was at the scene late last night at the scene.  

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