Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
Notes

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Your checklist
  • Get low

    Smoke is poisonous and more deadly than flames.

    If you breathe smoke for more than a few breaths it can kill you.

  • Be fast

    A house fire can kill you in less than three minutes.

    Don't spend time trying to save possessions.

  • Close doors

    A closed door buys you time.

    It slows down the spread of fire, giving you more time to get to safety.

  • Get out - stay out!

    People have died by going back into a fire.

    Don't leave the meeting place to go back inside for any reason.

Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Kensington Fire Update #1

Kensington Fire Update #1

Firefighters continue to work at the scene of this morning’s house fire in Kensington, Dunedin.

Incident Controller Pete Douglas said crews with breathing apparatus were working systematically through the interior of the house where the fire was first reported, and also a neighbouring property, to make sure the fire is fully extinguished.

There is no confirmation as yet whether anyone was in the property where the fire was first reported. Fire investigators are at the scene.

Pete Douglas said the initial house was well ablaze when the first crews arrived and the fire had spread to two neighbouring properties. One of these has only minor exterior damage but the other has been extensively damaged outside with some lesser damage inside.

The occupants of the neighbouring houses were all evacuated safely.

Firefighters including volunteers from Ravensbourne had made an outstanding effort to stop the fire spreading further, Pete Douglas said.

Five fire trucks and the command unit are at the scene and Douglas said he expected firefighters would still be at the scene for several hours. Cordons remain in place on the surrounding streets.