At the sharp end - New Zealand Fire Service

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Pictures: Barry Harcourt/Southland Times
Crash of
the codes
Holden vs Ford is usually the clash of
the big V8 racing cars, but in Hamilton
it was played out between two standard
family cars.
The accident happened on the Tamahere straights south
of the city, and despite a size advantage, the Holden
came off worse because it was towing a boat.
One person had to be cut from the badly damaged
Holden, while two people in the Laser were injured but
able to get themselves out of the car.
Pictures: Brian Thomspon
A woman who did the right thing when her
car caught fire was relieved to be able to recover a bag of
money from the vehicle – not that she’ll get any of it.
Te Anau Lions
have cash to burn
The woman was in Te Anau collecting for the Lions
club when she noticed a strong smell of petrol and saw
smoke coming from the air vents and bonnet.
Issue No. 26
Incidents
“So I stopped and got out of there, and I
left everything behind, including the
donations.
“All I could think was that the petrol could
catch fire and I’d be caught in there,” she
told the Southland Times.
Te Anau firefighters successfully put out the
fire, and while the Lions’ donations are safe
the car was a write-off.