Fire and Emergency says people kept running back into the fire on Oranga Street, which started about 11 last night.

Three trucks and two support vehicles managed to extinguish the blaze this morning.

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15 Oct: A Gisborne teen accused of threatening to kill an MP has made his first appearance in the District Court today

15 Oct: Waikato's State Highway 30 - from Te Kuiti to Benneydale - is expected to open at 7pm - after being closed since yesterday's downpours

15 Oct: Major roads are staying shut in northern Taranaki and Waikato today, after yesterday's downpours

14 Oct: A new chapter for domestic aviation as Air New Zealand teams up with Air Chathams

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13 Oct: Police have launched a critical incident investigation into a fatal crash in Whangarei on Saturday night - after they flashed their red-and-blue lights

13 Oct: A vehicle's crashed down a steep bank, at Tamaterau in Northland - on Whangarei Heads Road - and has gone up in flames

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