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The fire service and police have launched a joint investigation
into the cause of a fatal house fire in Hamilton.
One person is dead and four are in hospital.
Potaka Maipi reports.
A body remains in the house engulfed by fire.
The body has not been identified, but according to neighbours
the deceased is the former partner of this man.
Mervyn Te Huia was the first of their neighbours on the scene
after hearing the cries of the family.
There were apparently 10 occupants home at the time of the fire.
Four have been taken to hospital, two are children.
The fire is listed as suspicious, and an investigation is underway.
The family anxiously wait for answers.
Potaka Maipi, Te Karere.