Northland news in brief: Massive fire out; and police investigate sudden death
31 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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A large fire that burnt almost 200ha near Pipiwai was out, but hot spots were still being dampened down late yesterday.
Northern Advocate
Forestry contractors were still dampening down hot spots at the Far North fire near Pipiwai Rd on Sunday.
The blaze, Northland s biggest so far this summer, started on January 28, razing around 180ha of young pine forest before it was 95 per cent contained by the following evening. The fire was fought by six helicopters using monsoon buckets and about 65 forestry and Department of Conservation workers on the ground. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said forestry crews were dampening down hot spots at the site, about midway between Whangārei and Kaikohe, over the weekend.