{"id":332835,"date":"2026-03-16T21:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332835\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:03:08","slug":"person-critical-after-rescue-from-fire-at-henderson-salvation-army-church-arson-suspected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/332835\/","title":{"rendered":"Person critical after rescue from fire at Henderson Salvation Army Church, arson suspected"},"content":{"rendered":"

He said conditions in the entry area were not too bad, but the main body of the fire was in the centre of the building in the kindergarten area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019ve done an excellent job and they\u2019re doing an interior cut-off \u2013 so holding the fire back \u2013 and have rescued the person.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Salvation Army church was cordoned off and ventilated so fire investigators could determine the fire’s cause. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<\/p>\n

Firefighters did a high risk \u201csnap rescue\u201d, meaning \u201clife is in imminent danger and we need to go and get the people now \u2026 If we don\u2019t do something now, the people are likely to perish\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to put some pretty strong control measures around it, but it\u2019s what the staff do, right?\u201d Manning said. \u201cWe all risk our lives in a highly calculated manner to save other lives. And that\u2019s what the boys have done for us this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fire reached a second alarm, with seven crews from across West Auckland attending. They left the scene around 1.45am, with specialist investigators remaining on site all night, northern shift manager Paul Radden said.<\/p>\n

The patient was taken to Auckland Hospital in a moderate condition, according to St John.<\/p>\n

When Manning spoke to the Herald last night, crews were still salvaging and overhauling the interior of the building and ventilating it. <\/p>\n

Gas detectors were being used to ensure carbon monoxide levels were low enough for investigators and police to get inside.<\/p>\n

\"AA suspicious fire broke out at Henderson’s Salvation Army church last night, trapping a person inside. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<\/p>\n

Earlier, another person suffered moderate injuries in a fire in nearby Avondale, with around 40 firefighters attending.<\/p>\n

The fire was on the first floor of a four-level St Georges Rd apartment complex, and was reported by an automatic alarm system, Fire and Emergency said.<\/p>\n

A person was reported inside and was rescued. St John said they were treated with moderate injuries and did not need to be taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

Ten fire engines, including an aerial unit, were in attendance, with a ladder truck called from Parnell after the first broke down. The fire was contained to the apartment.<\/p>\n

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