Firefighters battling Stokes Valley house fire, breathing apparatus needed
Five people have been injured in a house fire in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, this evening.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand received multiple calls from people reporting smoke in the area just before 6.30pm.
The calls led to reports of a house fire on Chittick St, with a single-level home well-involved when firefighters arrived.
Wellington Free Ambulance told the Herald it treated five people in a minor condition at the scene, with no hospitalisations required.
Three fire crews, one aerial unit, a command unit and a breathing apparatus regulator are also at the scene.
There were no reports of damage to neighbouring properties.