A scrub fire at the Tekapo Military Training Area has been contained overnight.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been working to battle a large vegetation fire in the Whangamarino wetlands since 7am this morning, as well as on Monday afternoon.

A fire that broke out at the Tekapo Military Training Area now covers 200 hectares.

Two explosions were heard at Tekapo Army Camp during "planned ammunition disposal" which sparked a 200-hectare fire which crews are working to...

Two explosions were heard at Tekapo Army Camp before a 200-hectare fire which crews are working to contain. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said...

The blaze is still spreading.

A helicopter crash has killed four passengers, including a child, in the southern US city of Houston, authorities said, with the accident also destroying a radio transmission tower.

The moment a private helicopter burst into flames while crashing into a radio tower in Houston was captured on surveillance footage.

In a tragic incident on Sunday evening, four people, including a child, lost their lives when a privately owned R44 helicopter collided with a radio tower in Houston, Texas. The crash occurred shortly after the helicopter took off from Ellington Field, located approximately 15 miles from the site of the accident, at around 7:45 PM […]

Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, causing a large grass fire.

The chippy was evacuated

There were no casualties on the ground, but there were “multiple fatalities” reported on board and a child was among the victims, J Noe Diaz, Houston’s chief of police, said at a news conference.