Close watch kept on hot spots in Port Hills
Close watch kept on hot spots in Port Hills © RNZ / Conan Young Firefighters are continuing to dampen down hot spots on the Port Hills in Christchurch following a large scrub fire. The blaze has now been contained but around 40 properties were evacuated when it broke out above Hillsborough on Friday night. Fire and Emergency says one crew carried out perimeter patrols as well as watching hot spots overnight. Four crews will be on site this morning to carry out more perimeter patrols and to continue dampening hot spots. The fire has destroyed around 25 to 30 hectares of land. Fire investigat...
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