Firefighters battle Westport house fire
Fire crews were called to the scene of a house fire in Westport early this morning.
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Investigation into Mt Wellington blaze
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California wildfire roars through bush
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Suspicious blaze at Nelson funeral home
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Large house fire north of Auckland
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Fire crews battle blaze at Ascot in Auckland
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Two-storey home well alight when fire brigades arrive
Two injured in Wellington house fire.
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House fire in Ellerslie
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Firefighter treated for smoke inhalation at Ohakune
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Six treated for smoke inhalation after house fire
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Elderly neighbour saved from house fire
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Child saves baby from house fire
A child managed to save a baby sibling, who was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom, from a house fire in Auckland today.
Two burnt in shed fire
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Fire crews called to blaze in central Wellington
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Fire service called to Auckland factory blaze
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Person injured in house fire
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Children treated for smoke inhalation
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Driver escapes car fire on motorway
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Explosions heard in Hamilton fire
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Firefighters pull man from burning car
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Watch: Otago house goes up in flames
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Lower Hutt fire treated as suspicious
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Officers investigate cause of suspicious fire
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Fire crew fight blaze at Runanga
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Car hits power pole sparking house fire
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Powerlines spark Warkworth house fire
Arcing powerlines have sparked a house fire in Warkworth this morning.
Logging truck catches fire
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Suspicious blaze at automotive yard
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Children escape suspicious house fire
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