Fifteen fire engines have been called to a factory fire at Hellers sausage factory in Wiri

A boarding house operator has been fined $1,500 for failing to install fire alarms.

Hazard reduction burns on the outskirts of Sydney is causing headaches for city.

Marlborough Lines is being blamed for a fire caused when a felled tree hit powerlines.

A house fire in Christchurch this morning has left one person dead.

A man made it out of the burning house alive but a woman was unable to escape.

A person was sleeping inside when fire broke out in an Auckland industrial building.

Fire engulfed a Nelson property with one person suffering burns.

Fire engulfs a home in the South Island.

An auto-electrician workshop has been damaged by fire in the Bay of Plenty this morning.

Emergency services are on their way to a two car crash in Howick.

Emergency services responded to a vehicle engulfed in flames near Onehunga.

Occupants escape after neighbour raises alarm; warning on heater placement issued.

Friends and family pay tribute to three young men who died in a fiery crash.

Police investigating London blaze suspect corporate manslaughter offences committed.

Emergency services called to Wellington Airport after a fire evacuation.

A rest home hallway was smoke-logged when the alarm was raised.

Police are seeking tall, skinny man with a white hoodie after two garage fires.

One occupant of the house is being treated for minor burns.

Properties in hill country around Taihape could be without power for a week or longer.

Flaxmere community leader says someone must know who's behind spate of vehicle fires.

Residents whose homes were destroyed in the Port Hills fires are considering legal action.

Port Hills fire investigation turns criminal, with Marley's Hill fire origin suspicious.

It could be at least three days before the DHB's computer system is back up and running.

Four house fires kept South Island crews busy overnight.

A givealittle page is up for Auckland couple Geena Dominic and Biju Jose after the fire.

News briefs: Fire damages Parapara home, pool closes and new Land Wars fund.

London Fire Brigade has sent eight fire engines and 60 firefighters to the area.

The blaze was spotted by a truck driver heading down State Highway 1.

Friends of a couple whose house exploded in Auckland are fundraising to help them.