The simple act of leaving a lamp on at home sparked a blaze which totally destroyed a Waipukurau home at the weekend.

A large fire has broken out in a Mt Eden curtain manufacturer. Mt Eden Rd has been closed and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Video courtesy Martin Partridge.

The Qatar mall where New Zealand triplets were killed in a deadly blaze is set to reopen today, reports say.

What do you do when you see flames billowing from a house? For helicopter pilot Godley Evans, it was a no-brainer.

Firefighters have extinguished a house fire in Queenstown this morning.

A Transport Accident Investigation Commission investigator will tomorrow begin examining a Talley's fishing boat that caught fire off the Canterbury coast today.

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..

A teenager accused of dousing another boy with petrol then setting him alight has been found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

All of the crew of a Talley's fishing vessel on fire off the coast of Canterbury have now abandoned ship, as the blaze has spread throughout the vessel.

A teenager accused of dousing a younger boy in petrol and setting him alight said he thought the flames would be easily extinguished.

A fire at an Avondale factory today has involved at least six firefighting units and fifty firefighters.