SkyCity fire: Crane brought in to attack hotspots
There have been no new flare-ups overnight, but the scene remains hazardous.
There have been no new flare-ups overnight, but the scene remains hazardous.
All other family members managed to evacuate the house safely.
Fire crews are still in action at the site after more flames flared-up this morning.
Craig Merz reckons it took two to three minutes before the building alarm sounded.
Motorists hoping some roads may reopen today are out of luck.
Union says two 30m high ladder fire trucks could have ended the SkyCity fire in two hours.
Firefighters are still battling the blaze on Hobson St this morning.
We say: Auckland and NZ desperately need centre up and running and paying its way.
Downtown Auckland is somewhat deserted due to the fire raging on Hobson St.
A litre of water expands 1700 times when it hits flames, so monsoon buckets can't be used.
Gale force winds and heavy rain will ease this evening, but it will linger till Friday.
Fire fighters are on standby to go inside the burning SkyCity convention centre
"It sounds terrible": Structural engineer says lengthy blaze could deform the steel beams.
The building was still under construction which adds to the firefighting complexity.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service issued an alert for people in Auckland CBD.
Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.
Fire crews are at an incident at a Fonterra plant in Southland this morning.
The incident reportedly involved multiple vehicles and took place on the citybound ramp.
The incident took place on Dundas St overnight.
The person was being transported to hospital in a serious condition.
At least 100 firefighters are expected at Mike Hall's funeral on Saturday morning.
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire in Tokoroa.
Mike Hall was well-respected as a fireman and as a pilot.
The worst affected nine houses are still uninhabitable.
The fire blackened 200ha of scrub land at Skippers Canyon near Queenstown.
Emergency services were called to the service station shortly after 7pm.
The fire was ignited near Skippers Road, which winds through Skippers Canyon.
Firefighters extricated the truck driver, who was not injured, from the cab.
Emergency services were first called to tree rescue in Northland about 5.30pm.
Two people have been taken to Middlemore Hospital after the fire on Fickling Ave.