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'My heart dropped': Woman's miracle rescue amid Port Hills fire
An adrenaline-filled dash to get her furry friends was the only thing on her mind.
An adrenaline-filled dash to get her furry friends was the only thing on her mind.
Neighbours were woken by the flashing lights of emergency services.
The blaze is hitting right as commuters complete the after school run.
A burning boat sent fire into the skies over Ahuriri, Napier.
A fire on a boat in Ahuriri, Napier on Friday afternoon. Video / NZME
Fire and emergency are attending the fire on Church St.
Hundreds of hectares were burned and spread into parts of the adventure park.
Neighbours were woken by the flashing lights of emergency services.
Soaring flames could be seen several hundred metres away.
Police say the incident appeared to be a medical event.
The fire closed roads and left thick smoke across central Auckland.
Police have evacuated people from a roughly 200m perimeter around the area.
An E-scooter played a part in the apartment fire.
Fenz was waiting on the power authority to proceed with their rescue.
Fire crews from around Hawke's Bay attended the fire at a waste paper baling site.
Emergency services were called just before 11pm on Saturday.
Three appliances and a tanker from the Whanganui fire station were at the scene.
Another person was moderately injured at the residential property
Neighbour hears large boom and what sounded like an earthquake.
A witness told the Herald a child was passed out the top window of the apartment.
Police confirmed the victim of the blaze was 46-year-old Chinese national Jirong Wang.
Police, an ambulance and a fire truck are on the scene at Asquith Ave.
Witnesses describe seeing large plumes of white smoke coming from the fire.
An apartment complex in Valencia was gutted in a massive blaze.
The motorway was closed while petrol and cooking oil were cleaned up.
The derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.
'Fortunately, they are all safe, but they are all shaken from this traumatic incident.'
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Yong Sheng Bei was sitting at home, in front of his workshop, when he heard explosions.
The cause of the fire, which is still active, is being investigated.