UPDATE 3 : Fatal Saint Leonards fire, Hastings
Tuesday, 3 October 2017, 8:20 am
Press Release: New Zealand Police
UPDATE 3 : Fatal Saint Leonards fire, Hastings.
A 10
year old boy has died following the serious fire in Hastings
yesterday afternoon.
The young boy died in Hawke's Bay
Hospital early this morning.
Police are providing support
to his family at this time.
Another child remains in a
stable condition in hospital.
Eastern District Police are
investigating the cause of the fire, which is being treated
as suspicious.
Anyone who saw any unusual activity near
the property on Heretaunga Street West is being urged to
called Hastings Police on (06) 873 0500 or Crimestoppers
anonymously on 0800 555
111.
ENDS
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