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The woman, who was wearing socks at the time, inadvertently burnt her foot when she discovered the fire.

Smoke alarms “saved the lives” of a family in one of the two early morning Taranaki house fires on Monday.

He said there were multiple fire crews, St John Ambulance staff and police at the scene. “Everyone did everything they could.” Hackling said it “took an effort to help get” the men from down the bank and into an ambulance. The property emergency services were called to backs on to Marfell Park, but there is a drop to it and a line of trees. A Taranaki District Health Board spokeswoman confirmed both men were brought to Taranaki Base Hospital on Saturday night. “One person is dec...

A New Plymouth Fire and Emergency officer is warning drivers to take care on a miserable day in Taranaki.

A bush fire was started by youths at the East End Skatepark on Monday afternoon. (File pic) Youths started a bush fire at a New Plymouth skatepark and then bolted the scene on Monday. One fire crew attended the three-metre by three-metre fire at East End Skatepark around 3.25pm. New Plymouth senior station officer Nick Hackling said witnesses confirmed a group of youths had started the fire. “They then absconded,” he said. The fire was initially put out by people near the scene who had...