“People need to make sure they have not got a gas heater too close to combustibles,” he said. Nobody was hurt, but the fire destroyed the garage and its contents, including Growden’s collection of old motorcycles. “It went boom, boom, boom, it was a bit of a Guy Fawkes,” Growden said. “But it’s only material stuff, the house is OK,” he said. “I’m just glad everyone is OK. The fire department was amazing, they got here in good time and obviously had a plan, they knew what they needed to do.”
Catherine Groenestein/Stuff The blaze also burned along a hedge between the rented property and a neighbouring house.