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Fire crews are battling a large forestry blaze near the Waimakariri River in Canterbury this evening.
The Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) national media team saidcrews were responding to a “large fire in forestry” on Old West Coast Rd near Kirwee.
A witness at the scene told the Heraldhuge pine trees were engulfed in flames within seconds.
Police were evacuating multiple houses in the area as the fire spread and had established a road block, stopping all traffic.
