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The helicopter on fire at Tikitere.   Photo/Rob Tane
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The helicopter on fire at Tikitere. Photo/Rob Tane

Firefighters are on their way to a helicopter on fire at Tikitere, Rotorua.

Fire communications centre shift manager Scott Osmond said he understood that the helicopter had a heavy landing.

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