The Life Flight Trust transports a Patient from a House Fire in Paraparaumu

At 00:40 this morning the Life Flight Trust responded to a 6yr old girl who was was involved in a house fire in Paraparaumu.

Life Flight responded with two Wellington Free Paramedics on board the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.

The girl was transported to the Paraparaumu Airport by a Wellington Free Ambulance. The girl had been pulled from the burning house by the New Zealand Fire Service.

The patient was flown to Wellington Hospital Emergency Department where he is being treated for smoke inhalation.

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The Life Flight Trust is a charity providing air rescue and air ambulance services. It operates the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter and a national air ambulance service. It relies on support from the public and sponsorship from partners such as Westpac to provide these services. Further information can be obtained from www.lifeflight.org.nz