Black smoke can be seen in Papanui as emergency services deal with a fire in a building.

A neighbour raised the alarm after Stratford home burst into flames.

Helen Lee talks about the bush fire that destroyed her Coromandel home last summer.

Roads are likely to remain closed for most of the day after the suspicious fire.

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Two people have died after being hit by trains in separate accidents this morning.

Supplied: Twitter / @AmandaSnedden and Regan Higgie

Part of Symonds St, in Auckland city, is cordoned off as nine fire crews battle the blaze.

Cockle Bay resident Martin Mackenzie talks about the value of smoke detectors. Video / Peter Meecham

Fire investigator is furious, says it's time for a public debate over fireworks.

Glenn Menzies, Assistant Area Commander comments on the fire on Queen Street, this morning.

Auckland's Queen St is closed in both directions between Mayoral Dr and Karangahape Rd because of a fire. / Supplied by Vinay Kumar & Goran Saveski

Auckland's Queen St is closed in both directions between Mayoral Dr and Karangahape Rd.

A huge blaze is ripping through an apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, sending large plumes of smoke into the sky. / Supplied by Kevin Clamato

NZ's worst fire tragedy was a scandal of failures as 41 people were incinerated.

The alarm was raised just after 9.30pm.

A fire at Whangaparaoa College started in a sawdust disposal bin.

Saturday 18 November 2017 is the 70th anniversary of the Ballantyne's fire in Christchurh (18 Nov 1947). It remains New Zealand’s worst fire tragedy. / Teara - Archives NZ

After lighting the fires, he entered a flat and ate from the pot on the stove.

Two 19-year-old women will appear in court after a blaze at a Hamilton school on Friday.

There is no indication anybody is in the burning building.

Molly the dog is doing well, but her owner remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Two classrooms damaged as 40 firefighters spent five hours putting the flames out.

The fire spread because the houses were so close together.

Fire and Emergency attend blaze at Strathallan school.

A patient is in a critical condition after a house fire in Tokoroa.

Fire and Emergency responding to "well involved" fire at Sacred Heart Girls' College.

The frightening moment a Hawaiian Airlines A330 engine bursts into flames moments after it landed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Twitter / @jasonavbc

Birmingham man has died after commerical fireworks were put through his letterbox.

Tragic discovery for firefighters after man found dead in a workshop blaze.