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Pizza factory fire: Blaze not being treated as suspicious
Blaze is causing a lot of smoke that might be toxic, authorities say.
Blaze is causing a lot of smoke that might be toxic, authorities say.
Residents in parts of Christchurch are being told to stay indoors due to a large fire. Video / George Heard
A fire has ripped through City of Ink on Riccarton Rd this morning.
"The fire is located in the building and completely involved."
Blaze is thought to have been started by a battery resting on the back seat.
One of the family's dogs died in the fire.
Brush fire on median strip sends plumes of black smoke drifting into oncoming traffic.
Fire crews are at a large house fire in Wanaka early this morning.
"It is believed this was an isolated incident with the vehicle."
Emergency services were called to the scene at about 12.43pm.
A famed South Island food truck has been lost in a fire near Queenstown.
Firefighters responded to two house fires in the South Island overnight.
Helicopters were put on standby and five fire trucks sent after alarm raised.
Emergency crews have been at the scene since about 4.30am.
A blaze has broken out at a car yard on Hunua Rd in South Auckland.
Guests staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel were evacuated.
A post-mortem will be held tomorrow.
Firefighting veteran Mike ‘Ringo’ Harwood looks back on his “most rewarding” job following the Christchurch earthquakes and after 50 years service says he’s got no plans of retirement. Video / Alex Burton / Joe Morgan / AP
Everybody inside the property at the time managed to get out safely.
Emergency services were called just before 5pm.
The fire occurred in Carterton occurred just after 1pm on Thursday.
Firefighters were called to back to the scene after a series of "flare-ups".
Witnesses put the fire down to campers 'doing a sloppy job' of putting their fire out.
Strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity - fire risk very high.
Four rural crews, two helicopters and 30 firefighters are now battling the blaze.
The scrub fire near Cape Palliser lighthouse started on Monday evening.
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said it was "well ablaze" on arrival.
The fire early on Saturday destroyed eight classrooms and a nearly completed admin block.
Investigations still underway after January 5 blaze claims a life.