'It could've been fatal': Firefighters find no smoke alarms at Lyttelton house fire
Hanna McCallum15:54, Jul 08 2021 Simon Maude/Stuff One person was treated with smoke inhalation after a house fire in Lyttelton. (File photo) Firefighters responding to a house fire near Christchurch were hampered by a car parked over a fire hydrant outside. Emergency services responded to the blaze on Cressy Tce, Lyttelton, about 1.40pm on Thursday. Fire investigator Wayne Hamilton said the Lyttelton volunteer fire brigade was the first to respond and found the lounge and living area was “well involved” in fire. A crew from Christchurch was also sent to help, but found a car parked ov...