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Newmarket house fire
Video found on social media shows a fire in Newmarket on Tuesday morning. Video/ @AucklandPeaceAction
Fire Service scaling down operations at Southdown blaze
The Fire Service is scaling down operations at a large fire in an industrial area of Auckland.
Huge blaze at abandoned cool store
More than 100 firefighters were last night battling a blaze at a large abandoned cool store already charred by a fire 18 months ago.
Firemen battle huge blaze in Auckland
A massive blaze broke out at the old Southdown freezing works in the Auckland suburb of Penrose tonight.
Boy, 6, killed as 'inferno' guts house
A 6-year-old boy was killed when fire ripped through a Whanganui house last night.
Orewa College pleads guilty over fatal blast
The Orewa College board of trustees pleads guilty to charges laid against the school after a fatal boiler-room blast last June.
Neighbours praised for fighting blaze
Fire is the third attack on an early childhood centre in the Nelson region in a year.
Get out and stay out - fire figures reveal risks
More than half of the people injured in house fires went back into their burning home to fight the blaze or grab possessions.