Christchurch. Fire

About 55 firefighters are battling flames up to six storeys high, with people in nearby properties advised to stay indoors and keep their windows closed.

Marshall St was zoned residential on one side, and industrial on the other - which seemed to mean a business could do anything there, he said. “The fire was massive. Our much-needed new stadium is opening on the First-of-Never. We have 55 firefighters committed and the resources in Christchurch are pretty stretched right now.” There's a relentless stench haunting our lives. He anticipated they'd be there all night and throughout the day on Thursday. Our ever-changing region has many exigent stories to tell. We have an opportunity to become a national park city. She arranged to take the dogs to the council pound on the way to the facility and met a group of volunteers there. “We’ve taken them all a meaty bone to the shelter so they are chilled out for the night with a warm bed and a meaty bone to chew on.” Crews were sent at 7.58pm in response to several cars on fire at the yard. Company managers were at the scene and confirmed there were no staff on site at the time the fire started, Stackhouse said.