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Woman rescued after home explodes
A woman was dragged to safety by neighbours when an Orakei home exploded in flames last night.
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Jailed for 'Jackass' fire prank
The Jackass-influenced teenager who doused another person in petrol and set him on fire has been sentenced to three years in prison.
![Human error factor in explosion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Human error factor in explosion
An explosion at a Hawke's Bay school was caused by a parent using a portable gas cooker incorrectly to cook homemade meat patties.
![Lunch bar hit by arson attack](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Lunch bar hit by arson attack
A Whangarei lunch bar and an office have been badly smoke-damaged after a deliberately-lit fire.
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Probe begins after school gas blast
Education officials have contacted Mayfair School after a gas canister exploded and injured a parent on the school grounds.
![Fragile wetlands ravaged by blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Fragile wetlands ravaged by blaze
A huge fire that raged for almost 24 hours south east of Invercargill has destroyed more than 400ha of an internationally recognised scientific reserve.
![Explosion at Hawkes Bay primary school](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Explosion at Hawkes Bay primary school
A gas cooker has exploded at a Hawkes Bay school, injuring one person, emergency services say.
![Fire safety lesson ends in porch blaze](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Fire safety lesson ends in porch blaze
A fire safety lesson gone wrong threatened the lives of a mother and her two young children while they slept in the early hours of yesterday.
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Fifty years of fighting fires
Seventy-four-year-old Eltham Fire Brigade volunteer Max Mackay has been awarded the United Fire Brigade association 50-year service medal.
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CTV: 'No confusion' over leadership
A Fire Service has disagreed strongly with some earlier witnesses at the CTV inquest that there was confusion over leadership on February 22 last year.
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CTV: Emotional u-turn failed to pay off
Search and rescue units were told to stop scouring the collapsed CTV Building's rubble for survivors within 24 hours of it coming down.
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'Fingers dangled by their bones'
A merino singlet may have saved the life of a grandfather who suffered horrific burns when the car he was working on exploded.