Tag: Waiheke Fire Brigade
Hero neighbours rescue Sue Pawley from dramatic night-time house fire
“I just heard this big bang and I thought ‘bugger, my house is falling in’.”
Sue Pawley was lying on her bed on Friday evening,...
Power outage follows electrical blaze
Fire and Emergency services were called to an electrical fire on Friday 22 May at 7pm. A power cable was down on Bay Road,...
Raging fire destroys houseboat workshop
A towering plume of smoke billowed above O’Brien Road adjacent to Rangihoua Onetangi Sports Park last week. The result of a workshop blaze that...
Wind a ‘saving grace’ at Stony Batter blaze
A spark from a welding torch at Stony Batter Historic Reserve caused a grass fire last week scorching a massive section of land. Department...
Matiatia bird rescues prompt warning
Quick-acting Waiheke fire brigade volunteers were in action last Thursday morning to rescue a red-billed gull trapped in the rafters at Matiatia ferry terminal....
