Fire
Massive factory fire in Penrose disrupts trains
A massive fire in a factory in the Auckland suburb of Penrose overnight has disrupted trains this morning. Firefighters battled the blaze at a concrete-manufacturing facility on Great South Rd for… Video, Audio
Napa Valley fires came from nowhere, spread at speed
Fifteen people are dead after fires burnt through 50,000 hectares in northern California, with absolutely no warning. Napa Valley Register Editor Sean Scully joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Child burned in Hastings fire dies in hospital
Fire investigators will this morning to be back at the scene of yesterday's workshop fire in central Hastings. Three children aged, seven, eight and 10, were in the derelict workshop when fire broke… Audio
Child critically injured in Hastings fire
Two children fled the scene after a fire broke out in a derelict building in Hastings. Another child is in a critical condition. They are aged 10, 8 and 7, the Fire Service's assistant commander Nigel… Video, Audio
Men rescue children from burning derelict building
A child is in a critical condition and another has also been injured in a fire in Hastings today. Three men who rescued them were also in hospital. Emile Donovan joins John Campbell. Audio
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry begins
The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has opened. LBC's Vincent McAviney reports from the site of the devastation which still stands as a harrowing spectre of the disaster. Audio
Woman died of insulin injection, not fire, detective tells inquest
Heather Ann Bills died at Middlemore Hospital in 2013, six weeks after a fire at her Orakei home. A detective believes the fire wasn't what killed her though. Audio
As busy as a bee
James Malcolm first got the honey bug from a beekeeper who worked on his parents cropping farm near Ashburton. Now the hard working 29-year-old owns thousands of hives. Audio
Hobsonville Pt building blaze 'suspicious'
Sixteen fire crews were called to a fire at an unoccupied apartment block in Auckland early on Friday morning. Firefighters using breathing apparatus went inside the three-storey building on… Audio
Chairlift may have spread Port Hills fire, Christchurch man says
A Christchurch man who lost his home in the Port Hills fire says video appears to show the chairlift spreading the fire. He says he's been searching for answers for months, but no one is helping.
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Two people injured in Auckland house fire
Two people have been injured in a house fire in Auckland earlier this morning that started with a loud explosion. The fire service's Avondale Station manager Dave Wood is at the scene and says there… Audio
Large fire rips through East London development
A large fire tore through a multi-million dollar luxury development in East London overnight, almost three week's after the city's deadly Grenfell Tower blaze. The Independent's Greg Wilford was at… Audio
Urgent measures on train tunnel safety
After years of pressure from the Rail and Maritime Transport Union, Kiwirail wants an urgent change to transport rules so passenger trains aren't stuck in tunnels if the engine catches fire. It's one… Audio
Hundreds of UK buildings have combustible cladding
Theresa May has confirmed at least seven tower blocks in the UK have combustible cladding similar to the type used on Grenfell Tower. Vincent McAviney has been covering the story for LBC and says… Audio
Council defends allowing "dangerous building" to stay open
The five-storey Strand Arcade building on Queen Street is considered such a fire risk, the Fire Service says it won't send in firefighters to rescue people. Audio
'In the event of a fire, injury or death ... is likely'
Auckland Council has allowed a commercial CBD building to remain open for nearly a year despite acknowledging it's likely someone will die if it catches fire. Video, Audio
Call for inquest into Grenfell Tower
Survivors and relatives of the Grenfell Tower inferno are disgusted at a compensation offer and want an inquest. Audio
London fire: Cladding 'banned' for UK high-rises
The exterior cladding reportedly used on Grenfell Tower is banned in the UK on buildings of that height, a senior minister says.
Pilgrim Tucker on the failures of the Grenfell Tower and fire
An organiser who worked with residents of the Grenfell Tower in London says their concerns about fire safety and the standard of refurbishment work by contractors was routinely ignored. Audio
Memorial services held for victims and survivors of Grenfell Towers Fire
Government staff have been drafted in to bolster Britain's official response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Vincent McAviney, a senior reporter with LBC has been covering the tragedy. Audio