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![Queenstown house extensively damaged in fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Queenstown house extensively damaged in fire
Firefighters have extinguished a house fire in Queenstown this morning.
![Burned three-year-old: 'She's fighting'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Burned three-year-old: 'She's fighting'
A 3-year-old girl who was badly burnt after she was believed to have lit a candle in memory of her twin sister is fighting her horrific injuries, her uncle says.
![Fishing boat expected in port tonight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Fishing boat expected in port tonight
A Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigator will tomorrow begin examining a Talley's fishing boat that caught fire off the Canterbury coast today.
![Three-year-old fighting for life after fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Three-year-old fighting for life after fire
A three-year-old girl fighting for her life with burns to half her body is stable after surgery, after a fire that may have started while she was playing with matches or a lighter at home..
!['Jackass' prank burned teenager](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
'Jackass' prank burned teenager
A teenager accused of dousing a younger boy in petrol and setting him alight said he thought the flames would be easily extinguished.
![Raw video: Fire at Avondale packing warehouse](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Raw video: Fire at Avondale packing warehouse
A fire at an Avondale factory today has involved at least six firefighting units and fifty firefighters.
![Family oblivious to 'serious' house fire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Family oblivious to 'serious' house fire
A family of five had no idea their wooden Canterbury house was well ablaze until a passing friend ran in to alert them.
![Recall on fire hazard electric blankets](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Recall on fire hazard electric blankets
Several electric blankets are being recalled as they are a fire hazard.