There's nothing left," he said of the property destroyed in the South Auckland suburb of East Tamaki this morning. Mr Tonga has owned the East Tamaki house for five years and said he has no idea what started the blaze. Firefighters told him it might have been the gas bottles for the barbecue but Mr Tonga said he didn't believe it was the source of the ignition. Everyone was still in shock at what had happened, except for his young daughter who was playing happily in the sun at a neighbour's house. The 25-year-old was at his in-laws when he got the call from his parents, who live with him, that their home was on fire.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 02, 2016 23:00 UTC