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40-50 homes confirmed destroyed in huge fire: 'It's black, it's awful'
Fire crews still battling to protect homes today, drone finds 'significant hotspots'.
Fire crews still battling to protect homes today, drone finds 'significant hotspots'.
Retired farmland and rampant wilding pines make a "huge" stockpile of fire-ready fuel.
The blaze has chewed through an area of around 1608ha Fire and Emergency NZ says.
Eleven helicopters and seven ground crews battling huge Canterbury fire.
'It was pretty dramatic,' says family who had camped about 5km across the lake.
Fire crews are currently fighting a large fire burning through pine forestry on Mckenzie Road, Livingstone. Video / Rebecca Ryan / ODT
PM Jacinda Ardern and Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare comment on the Lake Ohau fires that have destroyed dozens of homes. Video / Dean Purcell
The fire is just off Abel Tasman Drive in the Ligar Bay area.
The blaze was spotted in the roof of a single storey building that contains several shops.
Firefighters have been working around the clock to contain the wildfires decimating US.
Emergency teams rushed to fight the fire that flared up at 2am today.
Two large scrub fires have keep firefighters busy in the Canterbury region overnight.
Jody Brettkelly says people are moving out, saying they can't take any more.
Firefighters have now contained both blazes and will stay at the scene overnight.
New York Times: People have been left wondering if their town can rise from the ashes.
The fire has closed the road meaning a late start to school for local pupils.
They said the butane can exploded when it was dropped while they were smoking.
Firefighters continue to monitor for hot spots after a fire in Albany last night.
'It pretty much sunk; at the end of the day, that's what really put it out altogether'
Emergency services were called to the home around 8.19pm.
Fire crews are battling a blaze on a fishing vessel in the Milford Sound early today.
Blazes in Ross and Westport attended by fire crews.
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Thousands of homes and other buildings are believed to have been damaged or destroyed.
New York Times: Smoke billowed high into the atmosphere, turning day into eerie twilight.
New York Times: Military pilots said it was the most challenging flying they have done.
A controlled burn is being buffeted by strong winds.
A 21y old has been arrested in relation to two church fires in Christchurch.
Officials say the most striking thing about the record is how early it was set.
Poorly done DIY wiring is thought to be a reason fires around NZ are on the rise.