Jack RiddellMultimedia journalist·Hawkes Bay Today·17 Jun, 2026 06:00 PM3 mins to read‌Ben Shepherd and Rose Lauron inside the room of their Mahora flat where the fire first started. Photo / Jack RiddellBen Shepherd and Rose Lauron inside the room of their Mahora flat where the fire first started. Photo / Jack RiddellA couple’s beloved dog got a final cuddle before succumbing to his injuries from a house fire thought to have been started by an electric blanket.Hastings couple Ben Shepherd, 33, and Rose Lauron, 31, have lost everything in the weekend fire that ripped through their flat in Mahora.

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