One person has been taken to hospital after an LPG gas bottle in a freedom camping vehicle reportedly exploded. 

Fire and Emergency were called to Selwyn Ave in Whangārei just after 6am today with reports a person had been injured following an "incident involving a gas bottle in a freedom camper", shift manager Josh Pennefather said. 

A fire investigator attended the scene, he said. 

A police spokeswoman said police were also notified of the incident, and that one person has been taken to hospital. 

A St John spokesperson said one person had been assessed as having serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Northland Base Hospital.