A structure fire has been reported in Albert Town.
Home / New ZealandUpdatedNZ Herald22 Aug, 2026 08:17 AM3 mins to readA large fire breaks out in Albert Town.Residents fled their homes as a huge scrub fire came close to Albert Town near Wānaka this evening.A resident who asked not to be named said he evacuated his home in Albert Town and didn’t think he’d go back in. “The flames looked so ferocious”.
A Herald reporter
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Fire and Emergency says no houses are under threat but “we still are at risk".
No one was reported inside the single-storey house during the blaze.
Emergency services responded to the blaze on Greenville St at around 7.20am.
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Fire crews from neighbouring suburbs bolstered efforts when next-door houses put at risk.
About 10 fire appliances are battling a major blaze at a two-storey Onehunga property as roads close and buses divert during the…
