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Teen sets himself alight
The mother of a teenager who was found on fire outside his Tauranga home is desperate for answers.
Blaze at Auckland university hall
A dormitory at the University of Auckland was evacuated after a small fire this afternoon.
Owners of burned hotel had enforced no-patch rule
A bar owner reportedly doused in petrol before he escaped his burning hotel had previous run-ins with gang members, locals say.
Congo: Burn survivors recover from tanker blast
Dozens of moaning and badly burned survivors from a massive tanker blast that killed at least 230 people recovered in hospitals and clinics across eastern Congo, two days after the wrecked fuel truck exploded on a rural highway.
Fury at 'fire safe' labels after pyjama blazes
Firefighters have warned of the dangers of "fire safe" clothing labels following the deaths of two men.
Hotel fire: owner soaked in petrol
A hotelier who was doused with petrol during a robbery was lucky to escape with his life as the building was gutted by fire.
Robbers doused hotelier in petrol, lit hotel
A man was doused in petrol but managed to crawl to safety as his hotel burned to the ground after a robbery this morning.
Police to interview fire victim's ex in next few days
Police hope to speak to Jacqueline Blackbourn's ex-partner, who is now out of an induced coma, in the next day or two.