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About 24 firefighters are at the scene of a large hay fire in Winslow, near Ashburton 19 April 2021 Fire and Emergency spokesperson Mau Barbara says eight fire engines are in attendance - as flames continue to spread. He says up to six haystacks are on fire - more than eight-thousand bales. Mau Barbara says no structures are currently under threat, and the fire isn t deemed suspicious. ....
SUPPLIED About seven crews were sent to the blaze on Maronan Rd in Winslow, near Ashburton, on Monday morning. At least 18 firefighters are battling to stop a large hay barn fire from spreading to a nearby home in Mid-Canterbury. About seven crews were sent to the blaze on Maronan Rd in Winslow near Ashburton about 6.25am on Monday, Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Mau Barbara said. He said the crews were initially working to contain four large haystacks, which were burning inside a large barn on the property. As of 10am, the fire had spread to six large haystacks containing about 8500 bales. ....
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Simon O Connor/Stuff Emergency services were called to the blaze on East St in Netherby, Ashburton about 11pm on Tuesday. (File photo). A man has been hospitalised after receiving serious burns in a caravan fire overnight. Emergency services were called to the blaze on East St in Netherby, Ashburton about 11pm on Tuesday. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Mau Barbara said the caravan was “well ablaze” when a crew from Ashburton arrived. They were able to stop the fire from spreading to any nearby structures and had the fire contained shortly after arriving. READ MORE: ....
A barn owned by Kester Vos was the only structure destroyed in the fire. He was yet to speak to police about the cause of the fire, but said he had encountered people drinking alcohol and lighting fireworks in the area regularly over the last 20 years. “Rather than barrelling in and go aggressive I’ve just pleaded with them to think about their actions and what could end up happening. It’s worked for about 20 years.” He said it “defied commonsense” why people chose to let off fireworks on the hills when the Hillsborough Domain was nearby. “When you’re setting off fireworks you don’t need elevation because they go up any way.” ....