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Clothes left too close to the heater caused fire in Kaiti home

By Murray Robertson
General reporter, specialises in emergency services and rural·Gisborne Herald·
27 Sep, 2023 09:04 PMQuick Read

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A fire that badly damaged a home in De Lautour Road on Tuesday morning was most probably caused by clothing left too close to a heater.                              Picture by Liam Clayton
A fire that badly damaged a home in De Lautour Road on Tuesday morning was most probably caused by clothing left too close to a heater.                              Picture by Liam Clayton

A fire that badly damaged a home in De Lautour Road on Tuesday morning was most probably caused by clothing left too close to a heater.                              Picture by Liam Clayton

The fire that extensively damaged a residence in De Lautour Road in Kaiti on Tuesday morning was most likely caused by clothing and bedding left too close to a heater.

The woman living there suffered smoke inhalation — described as minor by ambulance officers — and was taken to hospital for treatment.

One of the two adjoining residences on the property was well involved in fire when the first Fire and Emergency NZ crew arrived.

A specialist fire investigator called in to establish the cause said the fire started in the lounge, “where clothing and bedding had been left too close to a heater”.

“All the indications are that’s how the fire started,” he said.

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The lounge room area and entranceway to the residence were extensively fire damaged, with bad smoke damage to two bedrooms.

“The fire crews involved got right in there and did a really good job in containing the fire.

“A fire wall between the two residences stopped the fire from spreading next door.”

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The specialist investigator said the fire illustrated the risks associated with leaving flammable items like clothing too close to a heat source.

“Nothing closer than a metre to the heater, or any other heat source, is the message.”

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