Fire and Emergency was called to the blaze on Barrow Street in Bluff, shortly before 8am.

Crews saw so much smoke filling the sky from their nearby station that they immediately called for backup.

A person with moderate injuries has been taken to Kew Hospital.

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26 Oct: A message for those who have been without power for several days, after strong winds caused widespread outages - to think about food safety

26 Oct: Canterbury coach Marty Bourke is using their NPC win in front of a sold-out Christchurch crowd as evidence of the sport's success

25 Oct: Canterbury have won another all-South Island showdown in Christchurch in cricket's Plunket Shield, beating Otago by six wickets

25 Oct: To today's NPC rugby final in Christchurch, where Canterbury and Otago have been trading tries

24 Oct: A 41-year-old man is before the courts - accused of setting fire to a cellphone tower in Wanaka

22 Oct: Fonterra's announced a 75-million-dollar investment to expand butter production at its South Canterbury Clandeboye site

22 Oct: Canterbury have made two changes to their starting side for Saturday's South Island showdown with Otago to decide the NPC season

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