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.

Firefighters have warned of the dangers of "fire safe" clothing labels following the deaths of two men.

A hotelier who was doused with petrol during a robbery was lucky to escape with his life as the building was gutted by fire.

Police hope to speak to Jacqueline Blackbourn's ex-partner, who is now out of an induced coma, in the next day or two.

A woman who died in a mystery house fire on Auckland's North Shore was an English immigrant who had lived in NZ for 20 years.

An 85-year-old man rescued from his burning Napier home late last night died from his injuries today.

Police have confirmed they are investigating a homicide after a woman died in a house fire in the North Shore suburb of Glenfield on Saturday.