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Full video: Police update fatal Auckland house fire probe

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Two people were killed in the fire, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday, October 2. Source: 1News (Source: Other)

Police update on the investigation into a fatal house fire in Auckland's Bucklands Beach last week.

Two people were killed in the fire, which broke out in the early hours of Thursday, October 2.

Two others were injured in the fire.

Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va'aelua, spoke with media from the Counties Manukau Police Station.

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