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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.
Blaze victim 'unhappy after split'
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.
Elderly man dies after house fire
An 85-year-old man rescued from his burning Napier home late last night died from his injuries today.
Woman's 'violent death' in fire was homicide, say police
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.
Fatal-blaze survivor too ill to talk
Police hope to learn today whether there are any suspicious circumstances surrounding a house fire that claimed a woman's life at the weekend.