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Warning after tea towels caused fire
A massive fire that gutted a popular Hamilton restaurant was caused by a stack of hot tea towels spontaneously combusting.
Firefighters heavy lifting people
Some of the heaviest objects our firefighters are lifting are obese people.
Massive house fire in Wellington
Fire Service spokesman Murray Dunbar said the fire was well alight when crews arrived.
'Lapse of judgment' behind scamming
Two staff members are at fault after the Fire Service was scammed out of $52,000.
Fire at central Auckland hotel
He said up to nine fire engines were on site at the incident's peak, but only two are still there.
Fire Service reforms announced
All firefighters including volunteers, career staff and brigades in urban and rural areas will be pulled together into a single national service.
Fire service loses $50,000 in scam
The New Zealand Fire Service has reportedly lost about $50,000 in an offshore scam thought to involve something being bought from Turkey.
Firefighter: Just doing my job, mate
He battled up to 500C heat and 18m flames to save a house and, for his efforts, was transferred to hospital suffering from heat exhaustion.
Fire victim 'a lovely woman'
A "lovely woman" who lived alone with a number of small dogs has died in a house fire in Ponsonby this morning.
Fire in Southland destroys property
Firefighters were called to a Papatotara Rd property in Tuatapere about 1am.
Narrow escape for Masterton resident
One dog is dead and one is missing, but their owner managed to escape a house fire safely.
Serious residential blaze in Northland town
Four fire crews are at the scene of a serious house fire in Maungaturoto.
Policemen hailed heroes after rescue
Two policemen who saved a man from a burning flat are being hailed as lifesavers. One of the rescuers required hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.
Early morning house fire in Whanganui
One person is in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation from a house fire in Whanganui this morning.
Waikato blaze damages local school
A fire at a rural Waikato school is being treated as suspicious, the second arson of a school in the region in a week.
Suspicious blaze in Hamilton garage
A blaze at a garage in Hamilton this morning has been deemed suspicious.
Fire at the Metropolis raises alarm
Firefighters have been battling a blaze at a multi-million dollar building in central Auckland this morning.
School blaze deemed 'suspicious'
A suspicious fire at Hamilton East School is the second of its kind in a matter of years.
Blaze breaks out in Cathedral Square
Fire fighters are at the scene of a blaze in Cathedral Square in Christchurch. Six fire trucks were called to the scene at about 12.23pm.
Transformer explosion outside Eden Park
One person was trapped in a lift after a transformer caught fire outside Eden Park today.
Blaze breaks out in Chinese takeaway shop
Firefighters have been battling a blaze that broke out at a Chinese Takeaway shop in Porirua this morning.
Motel guests evacuate blaze
Guests at an Auckland motel were evacuated earlier today as a shed fire started spreading to the main building.
Car fire in Auckland deemed 'suspicious'
A car fire in Auckland is being treated as suspicious.
Decades of history lost in pavilion blaze
A Christchurch cricket pavilion went up in flames this morning in a suspected suspicious blaze.
Woodpile blaze still burning three days on
A fire is still burning in a woodpile three days after it started. The fire started in a pile of recycled timber at Canterbury's Burwood Resource Recovery Park on Thursday.
Pair treated for smoke inhalation after fire
Two people were treated for smoke inhalation after a pot on a stove caught fire in New Plymouth today.
Christchurch house fire deemed 'suspicious'
A house fire in central Christchurch this morning is being treated as suspicious.
Four injured in Waikato blaze
Four people from Waikato suffered from smoke inhalation after they moved an outdoor fire brazier indoors early this morning.
Early morning house fire in Wellington
Firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in Wellington early this morning.
Two people escape Hastings house fire
A smoke alarm is credited for preventing serious injuries or damage in a house fire this morning.
Large scrub fire raises alarm
A Canterbury bach was evacuated in the early hours of this morning as an large scrub fire threatened to get out of control.
Wedding bells for firefighter
The ringing of the fire alarm was followed by a ring of another kind at a Whangarei primary school yesterday, as a firefighter proposed to his teacher sweetheart.