Wellington firefighter injured
Friday, 23 August 2013, 10:40 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Fire Service
Wellington firefighter injured
Statement from New Zealand
Fire Service Region Commander, Assistant National Commander
Ian Pickard
The New Zealand Fire Service has confirmed
that one of its Wellington firefighters was injured while
attending a fire in Petone this afternoon. He has been
admitted to Hutt Hospital and is being assessed. The Fire
Service is providing support and assistance to the man and
his family and no updates will be released on his condition
until the morning.
In the meantime, as is standard in
these situations, a review of the firefighting operation
will be carried out to look at what happened. A separate
investigation will also be carried out into the cause of the
fire. No one else was injured in the in fire.
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