People unaccounted for after Dunedin boarding house inferno
Fenz has identified people possibly squatting at the property who aren't accounted for.
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One dead in retirement village house fire
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Youngsters sought for information on huge fire
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Crews battle fire at landfill site near Huntly
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Blaze in East Tāmaki factory under control
Four crews, a ladder truck and support vehicles responded to the alarm.
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Released 911 calls from within the deadly Maui wildfires reveal terror and panic amid escape
Dispatchers inundated with calls became increasingly powerless to provide help.
Cause of London airport blaze that destroyed 1500 cars revealed
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"It could have been a far worse outcome without their quick thinking."
Kowhai Park fire considered suspicious
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Cautions advised over disposing lithium-ion batteries
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Meth debt drove addict's $116k burglary, arson
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'Huge flash and loud bang' as lightning strikes gas bottle and sets home alight
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'Flames started falling': Disaster strikes as fire rips through Iraqi wedding, killing at least 100
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Pukaki Downs scrub fire started in forestry block, deemed accidental
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At least 100 dead in Iraq wedding fire
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Fines for building owners increased four times after Loafers Lodge fire
The Government has also agreed to a new offence for negligent building inspectors.
'Thick white smoke, then a flame': Sky TV decoder catches fire
Fenz reports there have been a number of similar incidents in the past.
New timber processing plant rises from ashes
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