Sleepout gutted by fire in Northcote, Christchurch

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Sep 11, 2021 |

Photo from video taken by Fábio Reis

A garage and a sleep-out from two seperate houses have been gutted by a fire in the Christchurch suburb of Northcote.


Photo: Jeremy Pullan

Fire and Emergency crews were called to the blaze on Hoani Street at 5pm.

Fire trucks from Ilam and Redwood stations attended.

A Fire and Emergency spokesman said it’s too early to know what caused the fire, but the blaze acts as a reminder that buildings like sleepouts need to have working smoke alarms.

No one was injured.

Fire crews remain at the scene as well as several police officers.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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