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Girl saves babies in flat fire
A 12-year-old bundled newborn twins and another baby through thick black smoke to safety after a pot sterilising bottles sparked a fire in an upper-storey flat.
A 12-year-old bundled newborn twins and another baby through thick black smoke to safety after a pot sterilising bottles sparked a fire in an upper-storey flat.
Neighbours who alerted a family to a burning truck in their front yard early yesterday say it was only luck the house didn't burn down.
An investigation is set to be launched this morning into the cause of a fire in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.
A post-mortem examination will be undertaken today on the body of a man who died in a house fire in Tokoroa.
A grass fire that started just before midday on Mt Stewart at Taihape, adjacent to Mataroa Rd/State Highway 1 is still burning.
The person who died in a house fire in Tokoroa last night has been confirmed as a man.
A body has been found at the earthquake-damaged central Christchurch property that burned overnight, police said today.
A 4-year-old boy raised the alarm after a fire broke out in a Hamilton home - but firefighters say smoke alarms would have given more warning.
Neighbours heard a large bang when a Tokoroa house went up in flames, killing one person and leaving another man fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital.
The family of two children who were severely burned in a car fire in Gisborne last week are maintaining a bedside vigil as the pair continue to fight for their lives in hospital.
A hero first aider has described the moments he thought a three-year-girl had died after she was pulled from a horrific car fire in Gisborne.
Two pre-schoolers who were trapped in a burning car in Gisborne remain hospitalised in a serious condition.
Family and friends of the mother whose toddlers were badly burnt in a car fire after being left alone have defended her actions.
A three-year-old girl, seriously burnt in a car fire in Gisborne, has been transferred to the specialist burns unit at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.
The Fire Service says a car fire in Gisborne that left two young children with life-threatening burns is a reminder of why children should not be left alone in cars.
Two young children have been critically injured by a car fire in Gisborne this afternoon.
The NZ army has been cleared of any misconduct by a court of inquiry after a hot fragment from a grenade sparked a blaze during training at the West Melton Rifle Range.
Thirteen people, including children, have been killed after a fire broke out in a Muslim school in Rangoon because of a suspected electrical fault, police in Burma's main city say.