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An evacuation centre has been set up for people who've had to leave their homes overnight.

Police do not believe there is any link to vegetation fires earlier in the week.

'Watch it burn': Port Hills residents think fireworks started massive blaze Newshub 11/12/2020 © Newshub. The fire has burnt through 15 hectares. Port Hills residents are watching the fires rage on and spread across their beloved property and land. Two helicopters with monsoon buckets are assisting ground crews after a fire started spreading in Christchurch's Port Hills area overnight. Emergency services were alerted to the fire at 11:10pm on Friday, which has now burnt through 25 to 30 hectares and destroyed a small cabin. Kester Vos, a resident who owns a 8.5 hectare lifestyle block of...

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Christchurch fire: Evacuations as blaze burns in Port Hills, some residents allowed to return 11 Dec, 2020 09:58 PM 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 NZ Herald Helicopters were called into help battle a major fire in Christchurch's Port Hills that claimed a small cabin and forced dozens of people to evacuate their homes. Now authorities have issued a health warning as smok...