Man identified after fatal house fire in Upper Hutt

Wednesday 11 June 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 11 Jun 2025, 5:26pm

Police have identified 69-year-old John Louis as the man who died in a house fire on Tararua Street in Trentham early Tuesday morning. Emergency services attended the blaze, which police do not believe was suspicious.

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1. StuffWed 11 Jun 2025, 4:52pm

   ‘Amazing horseman’ who died in Upper Hutt house fire identified (opens in new tab)

2. RNZWed 11 Jun 2025, 5:26pm

   Man who died in Upper Hutt fire named as John Louis (opens in new tab)