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Port Hills fires: Ten suspicious fires in 10 days; fire chiefs ban fireworks 16 Dec, 2020 01:52 AM 4 minutes to read A Christchurch fire has burned through 15 hectares this morning. Video / Zac Timms / Anne Marie Welton via Chris Lynch A Christchurch fire has burned through 15 hectares this morning. Video / Zac Timms / Anne Marie Welton via Chris Lynch Fire chiefs scrambling after a spate of fires on Christchurch's Port Hills hope an immediate fireworks ban and move into restricted fire season will help stomp them out. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) announced the fireworks ban, covering the "high risk" Port Hills, Akaroa and Bottle Lake areas and effective from 6pm, at a press conference this afternoon following a series of fires.
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Fireworks banned in parts of Christchurch Fireworks banned in parts of Christchurch Photo / Getty Images Fire and Emergency New Zealand is banning the use of fireworks in parts of Christchurch. The ban will include Akaroa, Bottle Lake and the Port Hills. The ban comes into effect from 6pm today. Overnight on Friday there was a significant fire above Hillsborough which burnt through 25ha and caused around 40 homes to be evacuated. Fenz has confirmed the blaze was caused by fireworks. 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.
• Source: 1 NEWS Fireworks are being banned in a number of locations around Christchurch — including Akaroa, Bottle Lake and the Port Hills — from 6pm tonight, Fire and Emergency has announced. Your playlist will load after this ad It follows a nasty flare-up on the Port Hills at the weekend, which has been linked to two young people who were experimenting with fireworks. Source: 1 NEWS The ban comes after fireworks caused a blaze overnight on Friday which burnt through 25 hectares above Hillsborough and caused around 40 homes to be evacuated. 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.
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Stacy Squires/Stuff Area commander Dave Stackhouse shows the areas where fireworks have been banned. The ban – which included Akaroa, Bottle Lake, New Brighton and the Port Hills – would take effect from 6pm on Wednesday. “These are all high risk areas and what we saw on Friday night was completely unnecessary and avoidable,” he said. Friday's fire, which burned through 25 hectares on the Port Hills, was caused by two youths playing with fireworks. Stackhouse said firefighters were working with police, but it was too early to say whether any charges would be laid. “Using fireworks should be completely out of the question, and we will take a very dim view of anyone who is found to be using them while this ban is in place.”
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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