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Christchurch grass fires under control

Author
Daniel Walker,
Publish Date
Sat, 31 Dec 2016, 9:43pm
Fire crews are attending the fire in Sumner. (NZ Herald)
Fire crews are attending the fire in Sumner. (NZ Herald)

Christchurch grass fires under control

Author
Daniel Walker,
Publish Date
Sat, 31 Dec 2016, 9:43pm

UPDATED 9.50PM: A grass fire on a hillside near properties in Christchurch has been contained.

Four fire trucks and a water tanker are attending the blaze that covered nearly 2,000 square metres of land in the suburbs of Richmond Hill and Sumner.

Crews from Sumner, Woolston, Lyttelton and Christchurch City were called to the scene around 9pm.

A fire service spokesman said they don't know the cause of the blaze.

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