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Mother and children escape Tamatea house fire unscathed
11 Jan, 2021 05:54 PM
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A mother and her children fled the 6.15am Wynyard Cres fire.
Emergency services were called to the home on Wynyard Cres, Tamatea, about 6.10am on Tuesday.
Four fire crews arrived at the scene to find the house well ablaze , a Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said.
A mother and her children managed to escape the house fire unscathed. Photo / Mary Brophy
Smoke from the blaze was so intense it could be seen from Taradale s Dolbel Reserve, where early morning walkers were exercising.
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Next-door-neighbour Mary Brophy said a woman and three young children were in the house at the time of the fire.