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Body in burning house

Police are investigating after a body was found in a burning house south of Auckland overnight. Ref. Source 4

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Two firefighters injured in scrub blaze

Holidaymakers fled their baches and two firefighters were injured as a large scrub fire threatened properties in the Marlborough Sounds. Ref. Source 1

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Victoria bushfires destroy homes

Victoria has confronted its worst bushfires since Black Saturday as a series of blazes lit up the state, destroying at least 10 homes and thousands of hectares of bushland. Ref. Source 4

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Power plant gas leak

Firefighters have been called to the Ngawha geothermal power station near Kaikohe after 30,000 litres of pentane gas was released. Ref. Source 9

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Dog dies but man escapes fireball

A Timaru man was lucky to escape with his life after a fire ripped through his Oxford St home early on Saturday, but his dog became a victim of the blaze. Ref. Source 9

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Four teens on firebug charges

Four Pukekohe teenagers have been arrested in connection with 13 suspicious fires lit in the town since the start of this year. Ref. Source 9

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CTV rescuers cleared of blame

Failures by the Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue (Usar) did not contribute to the deaths of eight students at the CTV site in the aftermath of Christchurch’s 2011 earthquake, coroner Gordon Matenga has found. Ref. Source 9

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Firefighters contain Gore blaze

Firefighters are still at the scene of a large fire in Gore more than 12 hours after it broke out. Ref. Source 5