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![One in 10 electric blankets fail hotspot testing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
One in 10 electric blankets fail hotspot testing
Thermal imaging could show where coils touch or cross over.
![Electric blanket fire killed 82-year-old woman and her dog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Electric blanket fire killed 82-year-old woman and her dog
Coroner's report has prompted a warning as we head into colder weather.
![Fire chief recalls chaotic scene at Kaipara school bus crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fire chief recalls chaotic scene at Kaipara school bus crash
Four people were taken Whangārei and Dargaville hospitals.
![Man charged with arson after scrub fire in North Auckland; state highway closed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Man charged with arson after scrub fire in North Auckland; state highway closed
Fenz confirmed crews contained the fire near the Kaipara Coast Highway at 10.46am.
![Police name man who died in Whitianga house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Police name man who died in Whitianga house fire
The man was found dead inside a building after the fire was extinguished.
![Flames and smoke 'billowing' from Taupō house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Flames and smoke 'billowing' from Taupō house fire
Fire and Emergency services received multiple calls about the fire from about 11.32am.
![Serious injuries following Okoia crash](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Serious injuries following Okoia crash
The collision on Longacre Rd involved two vehicles.
![Northlander dies after crashing into tree in Ōkaihau](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Northlander dies after crashing into tree in Ōkaihau
Emergency services were called to a crash on Wehirua Rd around 8.30am.
!['Unfit dive': Parnell lodge was last resort for homeless resident](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Unfit dive': Parnell lodge was last resort for homeless resident
Benjamin Rees fled through a window when the fire hit City Garden Lodge.
![Knife pulled during Parnell lodge blaze, fire safety concerns revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Knife pulled during Parnell lodge blaze, fire safety concerns revealed
There were fears about the safety of the City Garden Lodge before the fire.
![Minister ‘not convinced’ Fire and Emergency NZ needs further levy boost](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Minister ‘not convinced’ Fire and Emergency NZ needs further levy boost
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has asked Fenz to prove it needs the increase.
![Firefighters battle shed fire in Whitianga](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firefighters battle shed fire in Whitianga
When crews arrived the shed, which measures about 15m by 9m, the fire was 'well ablaze'.
![Watch: Blaze in Auckland’s Parnell causes 'absolute chaos', person arrested at scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Blaze in Auckland’s Parnell causes 'absolute chaos', person arrested at scene
A witness told the Herald flames appeared to be about 20 feet high.
!['Utterly destroyed': Woman, child escape blaze, gangs on scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Utterly destroyed': Woman, child escape blaze, gangs on scene
Armed police were at the scene of a fire that tore through the home in Massey.
![No arrests after armed police at large Auckland house fire, gang members on scene](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
No arrests after armed police at large Auckland house fire, gang members on scene
Images of the blaze showed thick plumes of smoke filling the air.
![Focus: Large house fire in Massey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Focus: Large house fire in Massey
A large house fire has sent plumes of smoke across West Auckland overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
![Far North fires highlight high danger risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Far North fires highlight high danger risk
Crews have put out the Far North fires in Mōtatau and Ōpononi.
![Ōtaki industrial fire rages as crews work to extinguish flames](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Ōtaki industrial fire rages as crews work to extinguish flames
It is not yet clear how the fire started.
![Firefighters battling two large scrub fires in Far North](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Firefighters battling two large scrub fires in Far North
Seven fire appliances from Kawakawa, Hikurangi and Whangārei brigades rushed to the scene.
![Loafers Lodge fire prompts probe of faulty detectors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Loafers Lodge fire prompts probe of faulty detectors
An investigation has been launched into similar boarding houses.
![Taitā Cemetery fire under control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taitā Cemetery fire under control
Fire and Emergency NZ cannot yet say how large or severe the fire is.
![Taupō firefighters respond to kitchen fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Taupō firefighters respond to kitchen fire
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said firefighters were called at about 1.31pm.
![Suspicious vehicle fire in Hastings overnight, police conducting scene examination](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Suspicious vehicle fire in Hastings overnight, police conducting scene examination
Investigators are conducting a scene examination at one of two fires in Hastings.
!['Huge amount of gas': Karaka residents given all clear after major gas leak](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Huge amount of gas': Karaka residents given all clear after major gas leak
It was reported a tunnelling machine struck a gas main.
![Watch: Large fire in Christchurch engulfs two vehicles, sends smoke across city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Large fire in Christchurch engulfs two vehicles, sends smoke across city
Police said the fire was being treated as suspicious.
![Whangape Harbour scrub fire treated as suspicious, firefighter says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Whangape Harbour scrub fire treated as suspicious, firefighter says
The scrub fire decimated 50ha of vegetation.
![Four hospitalised following single-vehicle crash in East Auckland](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Four hospitalised following single-vehicle crash in East Auckland
Emergency services received reports of a crash on Gracechurch Drive about 7.10pm.
![Dementia unit residents evacuated after fire breaks out](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dementia unit residents evacuated after fire breaks out
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.