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NOR’WEST NEWS .kiwi Tuesday <strong>June</strong> 6 <strong>2017</strong> 9 Latest Christchurch news at www. Your Local Views FLAME FILES Homestead burns down • By Mark Thomas – specialist fire investigator FIRES BEING attended at the moment are completely in keeping with this time of year. The old “metre heater” rule was broken in St Albans St a few weeks ago where clothing drying against a wall heater began to smoulder. As the time was 5.40am, the household was in bed asleep but were alerted by a working smoke alarm. Everybody got out and the house wasn’t badly fire affected. You can’t have too many smoke alarms. Without them, relatively minor events like this one can turn into a complete disaster. Some people coming home in Hoon Hay last week found their house completely full of smoke. An ash bucket had been smoking away, probably all day. Ash can remain hot for up to five days. 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She also worked as a volunteer to help children at special education centres and schools through music. Others named Members of the Order included Cranwell Bull of Ilam for his services to cricket, serving for more than three decades on committees, boards and associations; John Hearnshaw of Upper Riccarton for services to astronomy, including pioneering work in understanding stars and founding the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve; Peter Morrison of Ilam for services to the hospitality industry, including work bringing support to tourism and hospitality industries after the earthquakes; and Lee Robinson of Riccarton for services to the community and sport, including in mental health and disability services. 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