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“It’s unfortunate, but it’s the nature of the work they do.” He said while the fire was extinguished “pretty quickly” the crews who had arrived on site first had acted quickly.
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Fire and Emergency s Counties Manukau area manager Geoff Purcell said the fire at Global Metal Solutions is now under control. “If you don’t get in hard and stop the fire burning quickly in situations like this then it can become an all day event,” Dalton said. Eli Nathan, who works at an office adjacent to Global Metal Solutions, said he saw “smoke clouding into the atmosphere” on Tuesday morning, but said the fire had later subsided.
Pōkeno house fire: Devastating blaze inspires homeowner to help others
2 Feb, 2021 12:58 AM
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Pōkeno house fire: Drivers pull off State Highway 1 as home engulfed. / Supplied
For the first time in his life, Kamaldeep Sharma now understands what it feels like to be homeless.
The Pōkeno resident was left without a home when a fire ripped through his backyard and onto the deck; before it engulfed his entire house on Sunday afternoon.
He was left distraught, he said. But it would be ordinary members of the public, close friends and the local Pōkeno community especially that would lift his spirits again.
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