New Zealand

House fire spreads to neighbouring property in Ōtaki

A garage fire on Kapiti Coast spread to two homes, prompting a second alarm response from firefighters.

Skinny McBuntu

A blaze that started in a garage spread to two neighbouring properties in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast, about 70km northeast of Wellington. The fire was raised to a second alarm, with five crews responding to the incident just before 8pm.

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NZ Herald

Ōtaki house fire: Blaze spreads to neighbouring property as crews respond

The blaze spread to a neighbouring property and was raised to a second alarm.

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RNZ

Garage blaze spreads to two homes on Kapiti Coast

Firefighters are battling a blaze that has jumped from a garage to two homes on Kapiti Coast.

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1News

Firefighters extinguish house fire in Ōtaki

FENZ said five crews were called to the property in Ōtaki, on the Kapiti Coast, about 70km northeast of Wellington, just before 8pm.

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