
Watch: Blaze in Auckland’s Parnell causes 'absolute chaos', person arrested at scene
A witness told the Herald flames appeared to be about 20 feet high.
A witness told the Herald flames appeared to be about 20 feet high.
A large fire was spotted in the Auckland suburb of Parnell on Sunday evening.
Images of the blaze showed thick plumes of smoke filling the air.
A large house fire has sent plumes of smoke across West Auckland overnight. Video / Hayden Woodward
Smoke from a fire can be seen emerging from National Steel in Manukau. Video / Supplied
Fire traps workers and employees inside nightclub closed for renovations.
Police can’t yet reveal how the person died, they say.
Crews have put out the Far North fires in Mōtatau and Ōpononi.
It is not yet clear how the fire started.
A fire has broken out in Taitā cemetery, Lower Hutt. Video / Latisha Robinson
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said firefighters were called at about 1.31pm.
The scrub fire decimated 50ha of vegetation.
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
Dozens of firefighters have been sent, along with a helicopter.
It comes a month after a huge blaze that forced the evacuation of more than 100 homes.
Emergency services responded to a rubbish fire on Ellis St in Frankton on Thursday.
Fire crews have battled through the night to contain a house fire in the suburb of Browns Bay on Auckland’s North Shore. Video / Charitha Udugama
Crews were expecting to remain at the scene for several hours.
One patient was transported to Middlemore Hospital.
Dunedin fire one of three house fires last night in southern region,
Mayor Wayne Brown shared the frustrations of firefighters on raised crossings.
Cornwallis is south of the Waitākere Ranges, Auckland.
Gas cylinders and a forklift were on fire after explosion, Fire and Emergency said.
'The pyro explodes in front of his face — that was really dangerous.'
Almost 100 firefighters were needed to put out the blaze, which spread to the attic.
Former champion and Hall of Famer Mark Coleman was woken by his dog barking.
The driver smelled smoke and pulled over on Anzac Parade.
This marks the end of the largest wildfire in Canterbury since 2017.
Two helicopters used monsoon buckets to help tame the large vegetation fire.
“I still can’t get over the shock that my home is no more."