Firefighters battle shed fire in Whitianga
When crews arrived the shed, which measures about 15m by 9m, the fire was 'well ablaze'.
When crews arrived the shed, which measures about 15m by 9m, the fire was 'well ablaze'.
A witness told the Herald flames appeared to be about 20 feet high.
Armed police were at the scene of a fire that tore through the home in Massey.
Images of the blaze showed thick plumes of smoke filling the air.
A large house fire has sent plumes of smoke across West Auckland overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
'It’s been a while since we attended a serious incident of this nature.'
A man in his 30s was in a serious condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital on Thursday.
Crews have put out the Far North fires in Mōtatau and Ōpononi.
It is not yet clear how the fire started.
Fire and Emergency NZ cannot yet say how large or severe the fire is.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said firefighters were called at about 1.31pm.
Investigators are conducting a scene examination at one of two fires in Hastings.
It was reported a tunnelling machine struck a gas main.
Police said the fire was being treated as suspicious.
The scrub fire decimated 50ha of vegetation.
Emergency services received reports of a crash on Gracechurch Drive about 7.10pm.
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
Dozens of firefighters have been sent, along with a helicopter.
It comes a month after a huge blaze that forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes.
Emergency services responded to a rubbish fire on Ellis St in Frankton on Thursday.
Fire crews have battled through the night to contain a house fire in the suburb of Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. Video / Charitha Udugama
Video from the scene shows the house well ablaze.
Four of the fires were at residential properties, causing considerable damage.
The Hastings crash involved a car and a bicycle.
Emergency services were called to the two-car crash on Eltham Rd.
The fire broke out yesterday but was contained within a few hours.
Four fire trucks were sent to the incident on Invergarry Rd.
Crews were expecting to remain at the scene for several hours.
Southbound traffic has come to a standstill.
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