A police investigation is continuing into a fatal house fire that tragically claimed the lives of two people on Thursday this week.
The blaze broke out at the residential property in Murvale Drive in Bucklands Beach at about 2.30am.
Detective Inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua of Counties Manukau Police’s criminal investigation branch says the investigation remains in the early stages.
“The cause of the fire has not been determined and we are working with fire investigators as part of those enquiries,” he says.
“A scene examination is continuing today at the Murvale Drive property.”
Va’aelua says the two deceased were removed from the property last night, October 2.
“Post-mortem examinations are under way today, and we expect formal identification procedures to get under way in due course.”
The two occupants of the house who were injured in the fire are still recovering from their burns.
One has been discharged from hospital and the other remains in hospital in a stable condition.
“Our thoughts and sympathies are with the whānau of the deceased at this difficult time,” Va’aelua says.
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