Car fire accidentally started by toddler
The fire that engulfed a car with two young children inside while their mother was shopping was accidentally started by a 3-year-old girl.
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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.
Blazing truck hits house
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.
Investigation to be launched into Northcote fire
An investigation is set to be launched this morning into the cause of a fire in the Auckland suburb of Northcote.
Post-mortem for Tokoroa house fire victim
A post-mortem examination will be undertaken today on the body of a man who died in a house fire in Tokoroa.
Emergency teams battling Taihape grass fire
A grass fire that started just before midday on Mt Stewart at Taihape, adjacent to Mataroa Rd/State Highway 1 is still burning.
Man killed in Tokoroa house fire
The person who died in a house fire in Tokoroa last night has been confirmed as a man.
Body found in burnt Christchurch house
A body has been found at the earthquake-damaged central Christchurch property that burned overnight, police said today.
Family flees as boy, 4, alerts mother to blaze
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.
Large bang at fatal Tokoroa house fire
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.
Burned kids face long recovery
The infant siblings badly burned in a Gisborne car fire are likely to face dozens more operations and many weeks in hospital as they recover.
Fire in Waikato town kills one
One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after a house fire in Tokoroa this evening.
Bedside vigil for car-fire kids
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.
Hero in the car-fire kids nightmare
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.
Car fire kids still serious
Two pre-schoolers who were trapped in a burning car in Gisborne remain hospitalised in a serious condition.
Friends speak up for burnt tots' mum
Family and friends of the mother whose toddlers were badly burnt in a car fire after being left alone have defended her actions.
Car fire: Girl in specialist burns unit
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.
Car fire: Locked-in kids critically hurt
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.
Children injured in car fire
Two young children have been critically injured by a car fire in Gisborne this afternoon.
Army cleared of misconduct after fire
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.