BBQ fire spreads to Springvale house
2 May, 2021 09:00 PM
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Two crews from the Whanganui station were called to the Lincoln Rd address just after 7pm. Photo / Bevan Conley
Two crews from the Whanganui station were called to the Lincoln Rd address just after 7pm. Photo / Bevan Conley
Firefighters spent an hour fighting a Springvale house fire after a barbecue caught fire and spread to a nearby porch.
Fire and Emergency NZ were alerted to the fire at a Lincoln Rd property just after 7pm on Sunday.
A spokesperson said two appliances from the Whanganui station were sent to the address, with the blaze extinguished in just over an hour.
Ingredients for Toronto home baking business stolen off front porch
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Groceries and ingredients for a baking business were stolen right off a Toronto woman s porch, in a disheartening escalation from the usual Amazon-related porch piracy.
Many people have turned to ordering their groceries online during the pandemic, and this person – who wishes to remain anonymous – was one of them. Sadly, they were nabbed after being dropped off.
The order was for about $120 worth of items, including staples like buttermilk, oil and shortening for her cake-baking business (which she also wishes to keep confidential) as well as bathroom items, bread and veggies. She says that thankfully, it was a relatively small order.
Shirley Brown, the daughter of Delois Brown, said she was outside when her mother was shot, and at least seven children were surrounding the elderly woman at the time. My mind is blank right now, Shirley Brown said. It just don’t seem real that she’s gone.
“It just shouldn’t have happened at all. If you came to hit your target, you should have hit your target, but you missed your target and hit my mother. A grandmother in her 70s was shot and killed while sitting outside on her porch in Dorchester Saturday evening, according to Boston police. Mike Manzoni has the latest details on the investigation.