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Watch: Brooklyn teens shoot fireworks at elderly man
Police are trying to identify those seen in the video in order to face charges.
Hamilton house up in flames after oil left on stove
He put the oil on to fry some oysters, but carried on shucking and forgot.
Man charged with arson after fire in Greymouth
A 55-year-old man has been charged with arson and burglary.
Fatal fire likely caused by electric blanket man wrapped himself in
Man killed in fire used to wrap electric blanket around himself to relieve back pain.
Four crews head to Mission Bay house fire
The top storey of the home was involved in fire when crews arrived.
Dad crawls through home, rescues daughter from blaze
"He opened the door and all you could see was black."
Dad saves 1-year-old daughter from Gordonton house blaze
Fire investigator Kevin Holmes said the man reached his daughter "just in time".
Fatal house fire on Papakura Clevedon Road
A body was found by firefighters tackling a blaze at a property in Papakura-Clevedon Road, South Auckland. / Brett Phibbs
Body found after Clevedon house fire
Owners were not home when 'unexplained' fire broke out.
Skateboarder's death prompts razor wire, guard at plaza
Skaters deterred from high launches following Auckland death.
Final report into war hero's fatal Port Hills chopper crash
Former war hero Steve Askin was killed in the crash while fighting the Port Hills blaze.
Fire forces road closure at Pt Chevalier theatre
More than 20 fire appliances flocked to a fire at the Ambassador Theatre in Pt Chevalier.
Tech boss killed when 'phone explodes while charging'
Post mortem found Hassan was killed from "blast injuries" caused by a mobile phone.
Help needed identifying person near scene of suspicious fire
Police are asking for help identifying a person seen near the scene of a suspicious fire.
They burned down historic DoC homestead - so why aren't they being charged?
Police can't prove the blaze was deliberately or negligently lit.
Woman credits smoke alarms for saving her life
The owner of a house that caught fire as she slept overnight says smoke alarms save her.
Tesla Model S 'spontaneously' burst into flames
The latest claims come amid increasing scrutiny over Tesla's safety.
Watch: Greymouth commercial building fire 'deliberately lit'
Fifty firefighters worked to contain the blaze on Tainui Street.
Fires, vandalism as prisoners riot at Whanganui Prison
Chaos overnight with windows broken and a fire started by inmates at Whanganui prison.
The H Files: Ruse led to fireman's death
Fire engine crashed, brigade man's skull fatally crushed after malicious false alarm.
Seven fire trucks rush to Grey Lynn blaze
Nearly a dozen fire trucks rush to house blaze in Grey Lynn.
Suspicious fire at school on Auckland's North Shore
Fire damaged a changing shed separate from the main buildings.
Kettle caused fatal Waimate fire - coroner's findings
Tika and Tika Kafle and their 8-year-old son Prem died in a house fire in 2015.
Apartment owner 'disgusted' controversial cladding not yet removed
City Garden Apartments is one of 25 Auckland buildings with cladding like Grenfell Tower.
Emergency services at house fire in Bayview, Auckland.
Fire crews are at a house fire in Bayview, Auckland, this afternoon.
Couple who lost everything in house fire due to have baby
Couple loses all their belongings in a fire just days before their first child is due.
Fatal fire: 'So fast, I can't imagine how anyone could escape'
Neighbours anxious to learn the cause of the fire after turning off all their heaters.
Fatal house fire in Mangere Bridge
Seven fire appliances and three ambulances at fatal house fire in Mangere Bridge.
'They just started it up and basically, it ignited'
A car fire is thought to have started after the wrong gas was used to fill the fuel tank.