Hamilton couple saved by smoke alarms
Elderly couple escape house fire after being woken by their beeping smoke alarms.
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13 fire crews battled huge blaze at Mount storage sheds
Several fire brigades responded to huge blaze at timber yard in Mount Maunganui.
Accelerant used in huge blaze that destroyed Mt Eden church hall
Court ruling made on demolition just weeks before blaze.
Eleven escape house fire in West Auckland
Crew from five fire appliances were sent to help.
Car-fire tragedy: Residents battle in vain to save woman
"He was saying we need to get this lady out, this car is on fire."
Team work saves Morrinsville woman's life
A diversion to the fire station rather than Waikato Hospital saved the woman's life.
'Still in shock': Family humbled by generosity after losing everything in fire
Sarah Bridge and her family lost everything in a house fire on Sunday night.
Greenlane residents without power after transformer fire
Greenlane residents are without power this morning.
After the fire: 'We are still buzzing as well that everything is gone'
Family of six sleeping in family member's lounge after losing everything in house fire.
Pakuranga Heights School classroom burns
Term Two starts tomorrow morning for school students nationwide.
Fire crews extinguish Pakuranga Heights School fire
Fire crews tackle classroom fire at Pakuranga Heights School the night before Term 2.
Severity of Massey house fire hampering investigation
The cause of the fire is currently undetermined.
Elderly patients treated following suspected fire at rest home
Fire crews sent to rest home after automatic alarm triggered.
New Plymouth blaze spreads to neighbouring houses
Five fire crews attended the early morning fire in the city.
Kaikohe family loses home in Anzac Day blaze
No one was home at the time because they were preparing for an Anzac Day dawn service.
Violent clashes over Notre Dame donations
Protesters are enraged at donations for Notre Dame as economic demands remain unmet.
Woman dashes to escape 'severe' blaze in Onehunga
Fire crews are tackling the blaze in an industrial area.
Helicopters, 12 crews fight scrub fires caused by suspected faulty train in Waikato
Two helicopters and 12 fire crews have been fighting the blazes in Pōkeno and Meremere.
Truck on fire at Bombay Caltex
Truck on fire at Bombay Caltex petrol station in South Auckland. / Adam Cole
Watch: Truck on fire near Southern Motorway
A truck is on fire at a service station south of Auckland.
Napier man charged with lighting huge Creagh St house fire
The fire destroyed a house and caused significant damage to neighbouring buildings.
More than 30 firefighters battle Motueka blaze
Emergency services were called to large two storey commercial building fire this morning.
The plans to protect cultural treasures
Te Papa stores items at three places in Wellington to reduce risk of loss from fire.
Notre Dame fire fully extinguished, firefighters say
A survivor of wars and revolutions, the cathedral has stood for centuries
Notre Dame fires could burn for days, warns French president
Precious Gothic features have reportedly been destroyed
Focus Live: Notre Dame Cathedral gutted in fire
The famous Paris cathedral has been virtually destroyed in a massive blaze - its roof and spire have collapsed and firefighters have been struggling to contain the flames.
Notre Dame burns: 'We will rebuild it, it is our destiny'
Notre Dame burns: 'We will rebuild it, it is our destiny'
'It looked golden': Kiwi expat describes Notre Dame destruction
Kiwi expat Roderick Fry and his son watched world-famous Notre Dame cathedral burn down.
Live: Notre Dame burns: 'We will rebuild it, it is our destiny'
Parisians - and the world - are mourning the destruction of the iconic cathedral.
Notre Dame: A building that's stood through 850 years of history
The cathedral has been a fixture of the landscape for eight centuries.
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris engulfed in fire
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris engulfed in fire, spire collapses.
Fire breaks out at Coachella
Festival-goers at Coachella were plunged into panic and urged to flee after fire outbreak.