A man has been injured in a major house fire in Blenheim tonight.
Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Rob Dalton said a man was taken by St John Ambulance to Wairau Hospital with minor burns.
The man was the only one in the two-storey house, on a back section off Alabama Rd, Mr Dalton said.
About 20 firefighters from the Blenheim and Renwick volunteer fire brigades were called to the fire at 5.30pm.
Blenheim police also attended, setting up traffic cordons to block the road.
The fire was under control by 6.30pm, with firefighters remaining to dampen down hotspots, Mr Dalton said.
No one has entered the house as the roof is thought to be in danger of collapse, he said.
A neighbour told The Marlborough Express she called emergency services after seeing that the house was on fire.
The house was for sale, she said.
- The Marlborough ExpressSIMON WONG
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