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A person suffered serious burns during the fire of this large commercial building in Whanganui on Saturday night.
A person in the hospital is badly burned after the fire of a three-story commercial building located in Whanganui.
New Zealand firefighter and emergency team leader Carlos Dempsey said 11 fire trucks and several support units had been called from as far as Palmerston North and New Plymouth – "in all the show "- to fight the fire on Saturday night.
Several calls were made about the fire at 8:45 pm, which engulfed the top two floors of the building at the corner of Taupō Quay and Victoria Ave.
Provided / Zoe Bracegirdle
Teams of firefighters from as far as New Plymouth and Palmerston North were called to fight this fire at the corner of Taupo Wharf and Victoria Avenue in Whanganui on Saturday night.
It was not known at 11 pm if anyone was trapped in the building, but one person was taken to hospital with severe burns, said Dempsey.
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But most of the fires had been extinguished and crews had wetted the hot spots before searching the building.
Fire investigators were on hand to determine the cause of the fire, Dempsey said.
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