Police are hoping to remove the remains of a body from a burnt out car near Nelson today.

A body has been found inside a car that was "engulfed" in flames on State Highway 6 near Nelson today.

A fire ripped through the rear of at Franz Josef Glacier restaurant early this morning leaving the building badly damaged.

A large fire in a mechanical workshop in Henderson has been contained.

Spain's development ministry has said that a fire broke out on a ferry as it journeyed from Palma on the island of Majorca to Valencia in Spain.

Dean Corbett didn't even have time to dress after being confronted with a wall of fire inside his rented Tokoroa home.

Four people, including a young child, escaped without injury after a blazing house fire in South Waikato early today that completely destroyed their home.

A large blaze ripped through an Auckland factory this morning, causing extensive damage to the building’s interior.

A bystander was bashed in the head with a pillowcase stuffed with a rock or brick after catching a burglar in the act in Paeroa last night.

Carl Bradey lost everything he owns and suffered extensive burns over his body when he ran through flames to save a 3-year-old girl.

Six fire trucks and a cherry picker were called to an Event Cinemas in Auckland earlier today after smoke was seen coming from a sign on the building.

A vacant house has been seriously damaged in a suspicious fire in Christchurch overnight.

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.

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 battery charger has been identified as the cause of the blaze, Southern region fire investigator Mike Cahill, of Invercargill, said.

Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a tow-bar and automotive accessories factory in Wiri tonight.

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.