Deadly California fires explode again
Wildfires in California exploded in size as more than 550 people remain unaccounted for.
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Firefighters battle Alexandra house fire
Crews from four fire trucks are battling a fire at a two-storey house in Alexandra.
Person suffers burns as gas bottle explodes
A person has been burnt after a gas bottle exploded near Tinui.
Ten dead as wind-whipped wildfires sweep California
Death toll rising as 14 separate fires blaze through Northern California wine country.
Spontaneous combustion ignites laundry
Fire prompts safety warning about stacking hot towels straight out of the drier.
Fire tears through Christchurch pub
Seven fire crews were needed to quell the early-hours blaze in a Papanui pub.
Fire crews battling blaze in Napier
A house fire on Marine Parade is keeping four fire crews busy.
Fire fighters urged not to apply for jobs at city station
A union is calling for fire fighters to refuse jobs at an Auckland city station.
Lucky escape after fire breaks out in Chch flats
A sleepless night for some residents living in a block of flats after a blaze broke out.
Fire at Mt Albert Grammar School
Fire crews have put out a ceiling blaze in a Mt Albert Grammar School classroom tonight.
Two children, three adults rushed to hospital after fire
Children as young as 8 had burns doused in water at scene of serious fire.
Huge blaze at warehouse in Onehunga
Firefighters are responding to reports a warehouse is on fire in Onehunga.
Suspicious blaze at Auckland house
Firefighters will remain at the scene until an investigator arrives about 8am today.
Fire in Auckland CBD apartment block
Eight fire crews battled the fire in an Auckland CBD apartment tonight.
Watercare worker burnt in Remuera flash
A number of workmen were underground when the explosion occurred.
Fatal Dunedin fire not considered suspicious
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.
Fatal Dunedin fire: Police tight-lipped on cause of blaze
Postmortem to be carried out after Dunedin man dies in Brockville house fire.
Blaze below decks on ship docked in Tauranga
Alarm was raised this morning after indication of high temperature in the hold of ship.
Fatal fire: Rescuers beaten back by flames
Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.
One dead after Dunedin house fire
The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.
Fire at old psychiatric hospital site
Hokitika building "well ablaze" and fire took more than an hour to bring under control.
Fire in Auckland sleepout
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze in a garage, which is being used as a sleepout.
Desperate bid to save Parliament protester who set himself alight
Staff from the nearby Backbenchers pub rushed to help after man set himself alight.
One person critically injured in Kelston house fire
A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following a fire in Kelston.
Fire destroys West Coast helicopter base
A fire has completely destroyed a helicopter hangar on the West Coast.
Elderly couple treated after early morning house fire
An elderly couple have escaped an early morning blaze in their South Canterbury home.
Te Puke sawmill fire will cost company 'tens of thousands'
Ten fire crews battled the blaze early this morning.
'Arson' killed young mum and newborn son
Police source says fire that killed young mum and newborn was deliberately lit.
'One of us was a widow - and one of us wasn't'
Tales of tragedy and survival in Waikato mining disasters that killed 54 men.
Airbnb blaze: Malaysian tourists tried to fight fire
Six people were taken to hospital last night after they escaped the fierce fire.
Ten people escape Airbnb house fire
The home that went up in flames is believed to be rented out on AirBnB.