Firefighters have rescued a man from a burning house in Auckland.
They had to smash their way into the Ōrākei house to save the man in his 20s, who was disorientated and could not get out, the Professional Firefighters' Union said.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Union national secretary Wattie Watson said in a statement that career fire fighters who saved the man came from the Parnell station, but there were not enough of them to staff it today.
Union members are taking industrial action as part of their campaign for better pay and conditions, but it affects administrative procedures, not emergency call-outs.
RNZ
