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The ban is effective from 6pm this evening (16 December). Overnight on Friday there was a significant fire above Hillsborough which burnt through 25 hectares and caused around 40 homes to be evacuated. Fire and Emergency can now confirm the blaze was caused by fireworks late on Friday night. As a result, and with conditions drying out around Christchurch, Area Commander Dave Stackhouse is banning the use of fireworks under Section 52 of the Fire and Emergency Act. Section 52 of the Act allows Fire and Emergency to restrict activities that may start or cause the spread of fire. These are all high risk areas, Mr Stackhouse says, and what we saw on Friday

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