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Exclusive: ‘Serious fire risk’ at hospital hostel that houses visiting doctors
Up to 50 visiting doctors and nurses could be sleeping in the building.
Up to 50 visiting doctors and nurses could be sleeping in the building.
Ali Taipari was jailed for six years and three months but can be released on time served.
Tea towels spontaneously ignited after going through a clothes dryer, investigator says.
Wellington City Council considered issuing a dangerous building notice in 2018.
Fire investigators have revealed the cause of the blaze.
"You built dreams upon it - to see it all going up in smoke is pretty heart-wrenching."
'People were creaming': Neighbours recall late-night drama in Auckland suburb.
Firefighters say deadly blaze began in the room of two female residents.
Shocking footage shows a house ablaze in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough. Video / Supplied
The arrests come after a series of suspicious fires plagued Counties Manukau last month.
Fire crews were called to a blaze at a restaurant in Onehunga overnight.
Gas Kaihu had previously been plagued by spike in retail crime.
It's the third consecutive year the stove has been the most common cause of fire claims.
A meeting between groups was sparked by forest amenities being destroyed at the weekend.
A fire that consumed a Wairoa home also scorched another house, shed and nearby cars.
Person in hospital after house fire on West Coast Rd.
The family are struggling to comprehend how quickly their home caught fire.
The family were at parent-teacher interviews when the house suddenly caught fire.
Sensitive refurbishment and amalgamation of the buildings takes prize.
The man was excused from appearing at his court hearing today.
Residents on a street in an Auckland suburb have been evacuated due to a house fire.
A man is in police custody after allegedly setting fire to his house in Papatoetoe.
Authorities are investigating two fires on the same Auckland street overnight.
Authorities are working to prevent a Loafers Lodge-style tragedy in Hawke's Bay.
Housing intensification is challenging traditional access for firetrucks.
The cause of the blaze is not yet known but it follows other fires at car wreckers.
OPINION: Boarding houses were common in many New Zealand towns and cities after the war.
Dunedin firefighters battle a major fire at Mitchells Tavern early this morning. Video / Otago Daily Times