Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire after a blaze broke out this morning.

Glass and hot embers blasted out of an enclosed fireplace at a Hokitika home last night after a can was accidentally thrown on the fire and exploded.

An elderly person is in hospital this morning following a house fire in Nelson.

Two of Auckland's most popular eateries are closed until further notice after a fire caused extensive damage to their joint kitchen.

At least one of the high profile Auckland eateries where fire broke out today is "gutted", says celebrity chef Al Brown.

A fire at a Wiri factory last night caused no significant damage, the company says.

Mitchell asked to share his mother's room after their pet cat Larry had made a mess in his room, he didn't know this decision might well have saved his life.

A grandmother risked her own life to save six children from her burning home in Gisborne last night, with the family 'moments from catastrophe'.

Three workers are missing after the huge blaze on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico that killed four workers and burned for hours.

A suburban house is on fire in this afternoon and emergency services are at the scene.

Fire crews are fighting a blaze at Northland's Whakapara Marae.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Dannevirke about 11pm yesterday.

A family who lost all of their worldly possessions in a car fire while relocating to the North Island is appealing for help to "kick-start" their lives again.

Oil leaked from a storage pipe and caught fire along Auckland’s waterfront this morning, attracting a large emergency response.

There will be no prosecution over a burn-off at Wanaka last October, despite many official complaints about smoke from the fire blanketing the town.

Firefighters are battling a large chicken shed fire on the East Cape.

A teenager is in hospital with burns to back after agreeing to be set alight with aerosols and flammable liquids at a party in Sydney's north.

Police say a petrol bomb was used in the arson of a police car in Pukekohe last Friday.

One person was seriously burned and taken to hospital after a house fire this morning.

A truck that caught fire early this morning, is causing traffic delays on State Highway 27 near Morrinsville.

Christchurch firefighters took an hour to bring a fire under control that broke out on the second floor of a high rise building this morning.

A piece of equipment on a drilling truck which caught fire caused smoke to pour down a central Wellington street earlier today.

A person has been saved from a house fire in Christchurch early this morning.

Police are investigating after a police patrol car was set alight in Pukekohe overnight.

A large fire has engulfed a cool store and pack house building near Te Puke overnight.

Police could only stand back and watch as fire destroyed a 10m yacht south of Auckland yesterday.