'Gut-wrenching': Hero dies trying to save brother from fire
The ‘hero’ was overcome by flames after searching for his sibling for 20 minutes.
The ‘hero’ was overcome by flames after searching for his sibling for 20 minutes.
Phil and Chontelle Strang saw the blaze from their kitchen window.
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Firefighters and members of the public helped rescue the man from the water.
"This is just tragic stuff, especially coming up to the festive season."
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Five structures have been completely destroyed in the blaze.
Investigators have arrived at the scene of a suspicious fire overnight.
Homes were evacuated in the early hours of Thursday morning as a massive fire engulfed several buildings. Video / NZ Herald
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Police and 13 fire appliances are attending an incident on the North Shore.
The 100m x 50m vegetation fire was reported before midnight last night.
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Arson is suspected to be behind at least one of the fires.
The trapped worker jumped into the lowered cage and was winched away just in time.
The house is fenced off with windows boarded up and tagging on its front wall.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand says a 44-gallon drum exploded.
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'We have no indication whether it was suspicious or not at this stage.'
It is not known how the fire began and it took firefighters close to an hour to extinguish
All occupants were out of the way when it went up in flames. Video / Supplied
Three fire trucks and one aerial truck attended the fire on Massey Rd, Māngere East.
Evidence shows the fire started from a pot of hot oil left on an element.
A large vegetation fire is burning on the Port Hills, near the tunnel to Lyttelton.
Firefighters remain at the scene today.