House on fire in Murchison ‘totally gone’ in five minutes

A household has caught fire in Murchison, about 120km south of Nelson.

An onlooker said he could see the smoke and the flames from down the road.

The house’s owner was at this time in the back again of an ambulance, and was “black and burnt”.

He explained he to start with found the fire at about 5.20pm and within 5 minutes the home was “totally gone”.

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He believed the flames were being about 10m large. The hearth was thought to be on Milton St.

Regional man Simon Blakemore mentioned he was about 20km away, but his daughter was in town at a Matariki party and called him to say a home was on hearth in the length.

FENZ Tasman Marlborough area commander Grant Haywood reported at this phase all he could say was that there was a verified framework fireplace in Murchison, and that groups from Murchison and the encompassing area were being responding.

“There is a verified composition fire in Murchison, and it’s a 2nd alarm,” he said.

“That suggests it’s verified, and they’ve named in additional assets.”

Murchison has a inhabitants of about 500 people.

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