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returned to the bottom of the park. The Adventure Park said the chair lift was left running to limit damage to the haul line and that operating it during fire events was standard operating procedure; however they had left the flammable plastic chairs on the haul rope. Following the release of the Fire Service Operational Review which noted the chair lift did spread the fire into residential properties, insurer IAG filed a lawsuit against the Adventure Park to recover the costs of damages caused to policy holders due to the chair lift fires.
202: 486: 31: 173:, New Zealand. Two separate fires, several kilometres apart, started on Monday afternoon on 13 February 2017. By Wednesday night, the fires had combined to one large area. A helicopter crashed helping to fight the fires, causing the death of the pilot. Nine houses were destroyed and a further two were significantly damaged by the fires, and hundreds of residents were evacuated. The cause is officially undetermined, but it is believed the fires were 372: 305: 223: 209: 552:
It is possible the initial Early Valley fire started due to an electrical fault on a power pole. The origin of the fire has been determined to be a 5 m (54 sq ft) area directly behind a power pole. Investigation showed that there were electrical faults recorded around the time, however
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In the 24 hours from Wednesday morning to Thursday morning, the fire had doubled in size to over 2,000 hectares (4,900 acres). As aerial fire fighting can only happen during daylight hours, one of the Worsley Road property owners who had been evacuated thought that his house was safe, as he could see
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During Tuesday, the fire went into the grounds of the Christchurch Adventure Park, coming "dangerously close" to the top station of the chairlift. At one point, the fire service stated that the two fires were contained, with crews monitoring the fires and not much activity expected due to low winds.
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reportedly called the Fire Service three times and asked for helicopters to fight the fire, but was told on all occasions that helicopters were on standby. It took over an hour before helicopters were engaged, by which time the Early Valley Road fire had well established itself. Christchurch Metro
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Following the fires, video evidence emerged of the Christchurch Adventure Park chair lift appearing to start spot fires below the chair lift line. The Adventure Park had kept the chair lift running throughout the fires. The chairs appeared to catch fire and subsequently start new fires as they
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that it's "certainly suspicious". As a death had resulted from the fire, the investigation would be led by police, and the Canterbury district commander, John Price, stated that there is no evidence as yet of any arson, and calling the fires suspicious would be a "quantum leap".
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and melted aluminium on the pole in a way that is unlikely to be explained by fire damage. However, due to a lack of evidence on the exact timing of these events, the cause is officially undetermined. Evidence suggests that the second fire at Marleys Hill was
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reported that 40 houses had burned down, but the statement was quickly retracted and that instead, three houses had been lost. Many roads within the Port Hills area were closed to give unhindered access to emergency services, undisrupted by onlookers. At
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220 kV line to trip; this also shut down the city council's water pump stations and fire fighters lost water access from fire hydrants. A shift in wind during the day made the situation volatile and accelerated the spread of the fire. Around
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started in the same area, triggering a state of emergency, a major deployment of firefighting helicopters, and evacuations of nearby houses. Lessons learned from the 2017 fire contributed to the official response and strategy for the new fire.
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In 2018 FENZ released a statement that they believe the fires were lit deliberately, but that that the cause was officially undetermined due to a lack of evidence. The investigation to identify a possible perpetrator remains with Police.
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During Wednesday, the fire spread and by 10am, about 1,000 hectares (2,500 acres) had burned. About 89,000 Christchurch residents lost power in the afternoon for half an hour after the smoke and flames caused a
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was declared. Winds up to 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) created favourable conditions for the fire. Approximately 1000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, including in the suburbs of
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commander Dave Stackhouse and Selwyn District principal fire officer Doug Marshall did not want to comment when asked why it took so long for fire crews to respond to residents' calls for help.
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pm due to high winds and the nearby fire. A low number of residents located on Summit Road and that part of Worsleys Road that starts at the Summit Road were evacuated.
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were alerted to the fire at 5:45pm. Subsequent computer modelling put the ignition time of the fire between 5:34pm and 5:36pm. Lansdowne is the eastern extreme of
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During the day, the fire had burned down the hill within the Christchurch Adventure Park, and four to six fire service crews moved in at 9
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By Tuesday, the fire had burned covered 548 hectares (1,350 acres) on Early Valley Road, and 36 hectares (89 acres) on Marleys Hill.
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This was reported as "3 km east of the Lansdowne Valley fire" but from the end of Early Valley Road to the top of
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pm to try to save the park's village, which includes a 180-seat café and bar, and the base station for the chairlift.
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it from the bottom of the hill, but it caught fire and also burned to the ground while he was watching from afar.
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After dark on Tuesday the fire tracked southwestwards from the summit road down the spur and two valleys towards
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Early reports talked of an electrical fault that started the Early Valley fire, while the source of the
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near Dyers Pass; this fire was reported 90 minutes after the previous one. Landmarks nearby include the
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Residents in the Hoon Hay Valley were allowed to return to their properties on Wednesday, 22 February.
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due to the fire already burning below. Subsequent evidence uncovered in 2020 indicated evidence of
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crashed after the empty monsoon bucket swung back and was entangled in the tail rotor.
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A fire started on Monday afternoon in Early Valley Road in Lansdowne near
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fire was unknown. The first opinion on the cause was offered by the
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to douse the flames with water, and some fixed wing planes to spray
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Fletcher, Jack (14 February 2017). "Port Hills blaze uncontained".
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that reached a height of around 100 metres (330 ft). At 6:30
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The fire was officially declared extinguished, after 66 days.
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Insurance companies put a temporary freeze on new policies.
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A second fire broke out several kilometres further east on
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pm, the fire jumped across Dyers Pass Road and went into
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The fire service used more than a dozen helicopters with
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Fire Investigation Report: Early Valley Fire, Port Hills
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Two New Zealand wildfires during February of that year
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Aerial image centred on exact ignition point of 2017
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Truebridge, Nick; Sherwood, Sam (15 February 2017).
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The interim report from the 308:The fires on Tuesday afternoon 1: 1604:2017 disasters in New Zealand 1156:"Skyline red as homes burn". 1074:Sherwood, Sam (11 May 2017). 512:43.60938231°S 172.63980843°E 94:2,075 hectares (5,130 acres) 1100:"Inferno claims war hero". 838:(Report). 2. Archived from 278:Christchurch Adventure Park 39:on Wednesday evening, with 1630: 517:-43.60938231; 172.63980843 53:13 February 2017 1300:"The torture of watching" 693:Christchurch City Council 463:Insurance Australia Group 346:Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil 290:Christchurch City Council 28: 1423:(Report). 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Cashmere
Sugarloaf
Port Hills
Christchurch
Selwyn District
arson
wildfires
Port Hills
Christchurch
deliberately lit
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2017 Port Hills fires is located in Port Hills
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Halswell
Tai Tapu
Fire Service
Selwyn District
Marleys Hill
Summit Road
Sign of the Kiwi
Christchurch Adventure Park
Victoria Park
Sugarloaf
Christchurch City Council

monsoon buckets
fire retardants
New Zealand Special Air Service
Gallantry Star

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