Wairarapa bach 'totally destroyed' by fire

10:44 am on 30 August 2025
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Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

A southern Wairarapa bach has been completely gutted by a fire.

Seven fire crews - a mixture of water tankers and fire trucks - arrived at the scene on Ocean Beach Road, which lies west of Lake Ferry, at 11.15pm on Friday.

They arrived to the home completely engulfed by the blaze, with a small scrub fire developing nearby.

The fires have been extinguished, but Fire and Emergency said the bach was "totally destroyed".

All firefighters left the scene at 1.48am on Saturday.

Wellington Free Ambulance attended and treated three patients at the scene, but none required transport to hospital.

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