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Second home damaged after house catches fire in Hastings
A family is safe after being forced to flee their burning house early Wednesday morning.
A family is safe after being forced to flee their burning house early Wednesday morning.
The worrying air quality is only expected to worsen with the traditional Diwali fireworks.
Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the blaze.
A Christchurch couple say working smoke alarms saved their lives.
It's time we tackled the fireworks issue.
This included about 50 in the northern part of the country.
Fireworks spark 34 callouts nationwide.
Fire crews across the country attended at least 56 fireworks-related incidents.
Lime has learned of an issue with the batteries of some older model of scooters.
People have been evacuated from Kmart in Porirua after a small fire broke out.
Man died after accidentally setting himself alight, and police believe he was not alone.
"...we really had no idea if anything would be left"
The fire cast a red glow in the sky.
Southbound lanes likely to be closed until 8.30am or 9.30am.
Advice for people to stay away remains, but fire service say fumes pose no danger.
Police said the offenders drove away and crashed into taxi while trying to escape.
The blaze was started by a crane bringing down power-lines in the area just before 5pm.
A man burnt to death while on his mobility scooter with witnesses unable to help.
Fire ripped through the Birdlings Flat property in Canterbury yesterday morning.
Fire crews are at a house fire in Manurewa, South Auckland, tonight.
"I've not seen anything like it in my life ... it was pretty devastating."
One person was taken to Auckland Hospital with burn injuries following the blaze.
The fire broke out in a reach stacker used to move containers; operator suffered burns.
The blaze disconnected power to nearly 300 businesses and guts three businesses in Waipu.
The Paki family were told remnants of gasoline were found around the property.
"It appeared that two stores were on fire," the spokeswoman said.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand received multiple calls about the fire.
NZTA is advising motorists to avoid the area or expect delays.
The rugby league grounds on Claymore Street are home to the Manurewa Marlins.