House Fire
Electric blanket fire a timely reminder – Fire Service
A Taranaki woman says she's lucky to be alive after an electric blanket burst into flames on the bed she and her baby were lying in. The 24-year-old and her one-year-old son escaped unscathed, but… Video, Audio
Dunedin house badly damaged in early morning blaze
Investigators are trying to find the cause of a house fire in Dunedin this morning.
Two killed in Dunedin house fire - update
Two people have died in a house fire that broke out in Dunedin just after 5am on Monday. RNZ reporter Tim Brown is at the scene and joins Susie Ferguson with the latest details. Audio
Two killed in Dunedin house fire
Two people have died in a house fire that broke out in Dunedin just after 5am on Monday. RNZ reporter Tim Brown is at the scene. Audio
'Incredible sheets of flames' - neighbour describes Sumner fire
A house fire in Sumner on Sunday night has put ten people in hospital. A neighbour who saw the Christchurch house go up in flames says there were enormous sheets of flames 'shooting up to the… Audio
Ten in hospital after blaze destroys house in Christchurch
Ten people are in hospital after fire destroyed a three-storey house in Christchurch last night. RNZ reporter Maja Burry is at the scene of the blaze in Sumner. Audio
Ten hospitalised after Christchurch house fire
Ten people are in hospital after a house fire last night in Christchurch. The blaze destroyed a 3 storey house in Sumner and about 24 firefighters took up to 2 hours to get the fire out, the Fire… Audio
Worsely Road resident watches his home burn down
Henry Reese a resident of Worseley Road describes watching his house burning down. Audio
Quake damage suspected cause of house fire
The cause of a fire that gutted a house in Gisborne is suspected to be linked to the major earthquake that hit the East Cape last week, the Matawai fire chief says.
The house fire that killed a woman and her dogs
Auckland fire investigators have spent the day trying to find out how a blaze started in a Ponsonby villa, killing an elderly woman, along with several of her dogs. Audio
Update on serious house fire in Palmerston North
Now to the latest on the house fire in Palmerston North. Audio
Serious house fire in Palmerston North
Nine people have been taken to hospital after a house fire in Palmerston North. Audio