Coromandel scrub fire: Residents evacuated, 40 firefighters at scene
The alarm was raised just before 2.30pm.
The alarm was raised just before 2.30pm.
Emergency services were called to Te Towaka-Port Ligar Rd, in Admiralty Bay, around 9pm.
Police do not believe there is any link to vegetation fires earlier in the week.
Fifty firefighters are currently working to protect property and stop the blaze spreading.
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They were advised to leave their homes due to the risk, but what now?
A fire investigator is looking into the source of the blaze.
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Smoke billowed over central Auckland as school fire raged.
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At the height of the fire smoke could be seen from across Waitemata Harbour
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Neighbours recall rush to get away from blaze, the cause of which is being investigated.
18 fire trucks were needed to bring the huge fire in St Stephen's Ponsonby under control.
Numerous firefighters were at the scene, and surrounding streets cordoned off.
The woman called her son from the police station after she allegedly set a house on fire.
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Families have been evacuated and at least one home is alight in western Sydney.
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Mother's home and possessions destroyed by neighbour's smouldering fire pit.
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A busy night for fire crews after a blaze in a restaurant and a school dormitory.
Thick black smoke can be seen around parts of West Auckland.
Devastated mum suspects embers on a neighbouring property sparked blaze.
Neighbouring properties have evacuated as high winds make firefighting difficult.
A 27-year-old man died and two other people were injured. Police treat it as homicide.
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