Three in hospital after Malaysian high commission fire in Wellington
Three in hospital after Malaysian high commission fire in Wellington
20:11, December 28, 2009 
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Two people were rescued from a fire at the Malaysian High Commission in Wellington on Monday evening.
The Fire Service was called to the high commission in Washington Ave in the suburb of Brooklyn at 5:16 p.m. local time to find it well-alight, the New Zealand Press Association reported.
Two people were assisted from the two-storey building by fire crews, central fire communications shift manager Mike Wanoa said.
The fire was extinguished a short time later.
Three people were taken to hospital for observation, Wanoa said.
He was unable to say if the blaze was suspicious.
Source: Xinhua
The Fire Service was called to the high commission in Washington Ave in the suburb of Brooklyn at 5:16 p.m. local time to find it well-alight, the New Zealand Press Association reported.
Two people were assisted from the two-storey building by fire crews, central fire communications shift manager Mike Wanoa said.
The fire was extinguished a short time later.
Three people were taken to hospital for observation, Wanoa said.
He was unable to say if the blaze was suspicious.
Source: Xinhua
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