
One dead following Auckland house fire
Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Police said the death is not being treated as suspicious.
Fire at a property on Mangere Road, Ōtāhuhu. Video / Supplied
Growing blaze closed main trunk line for nearly six hours.
House fire in Ōmāpere; several people unaccounted for, not found inside
He woke and smelled smoke - the next few minutes saved five lives.
Wetland used by generations as a giant food basket and mahika kai site.
Teacher Sam O'Hara decided to sleep with the window open - it saved him and his mates.
CCTV footage shows a car reversing down the driveway two hours before the fire.
Major fire at Awarua is burning through hectares of mānuka scrub and peat soils.
The fire is around five hectares and is currently not endangering any properties.
The blaze was contained just after 11pm and everyone was accounted for.
Nobody has been hurt in either blaze.
One person was taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries.
Witness describes seeing two men running "hard out" after the blast.
Clean-up has begun at the Derrimore Heights site.
Blaze moving quickly, but no threat to the highway yet.
Witnesses describe large panels of glass falling amid orange flames and 'awful scenes'.
The blaze was seen by hundreds and prompted multiple calls to emergency services
Eastown Timber owner says he will start talking to insurers before they start rebuilding.
A blaze has severely damaged a commercial building in Auckland.
Huge cargo ship transporting about 4000 vehicles, including 189 Bentleys, is alight.
One teen dead, another in hospital with serious injuries.
Emergency services received reports of the fire just before midday.
Emergency services received reports of a house fire at about 9.20pm.
Then the community stepped in to help the Walker family rebuild their lives.
Fire and Emergency received multiple calls about a restaurant fire at 9.15pm.
"He is our little mini hero," says grateful mum.
The Ulberg family lost their home yesterday morning.