
Person dies after truck goes over bank; highway closed
The crash happened in the early hours of this morning.
The crash happened in the early hours of this morning.
Police were called just after 6am.
Residents noticed smoke coming from the dump just after 11pm.
The commercial building blaze was well involved when firefighters arrived last night.
Seven fire crew from around the Waikato are tackling the large blaze.
Residents in the Far North township of Kaimaumau are evacuating overnight.
The fire is burning on both floors of the Epsom building.
The 350ha blaze has been burning for more than 24 hours.
The fire has burnt through 300ha of bush
Persistent rain will fall across the region through Tuesday and into Wednesday.
On arrival, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said the house fire was 'well-involved'.
Footage taken at Windsor Park shows black smoke billowing into the sky.
Three officers were injured - one seriously - and a man at the property is dead.
Three crews found the home 'well involved' in fire when they arrived.
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said everyone was evacuated once they arrived.
The deadline for Fire and Emergency has been extended to November 29.
There's no sign of how the fire started yet.
At least five fire crews are attending a fire in suburban Ranui in West Auckland.
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SH1 between Invercargill and Bluff is completely blocked off after a truck rolled.
The fire can be seen ripping through the multi-tenanted commercial premises in Tirau. Video / Supplied
Eight fire appliances were still at the scene at midday.
A fire at a commercial building in Tokoroa last night is being treated as suspicious.
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Photos surfacing on social media showed thick smoke billowing into the sky.
A person was taken to hospital with severe burns after rescued from a Naenae house fire.
The two-storey building was well-involved by the time firefighters arrived.
Two shops in the Wairarapa have been badly damaged by fire overnight.