Canterbury households evacuated as Christmas Day fire tears across Hororata farmland1 NEWS A shed fire has spread to two paddocks, heading towards houses. Monday's blaze started on the corner of Substation and Bealey roads then spread east, crossing Derretts Rd and approaching Haldon Rd. Further down Bealey Rd, a row of scorched trees smouldered metres behind a house firefighters saved. Joseph Johnson/Stuff Fire appliances and helicopters fight a grass fire from Haldon Rd, Hororata. JOSEPH JOHNSON / STUFF Helicopters and a fire truck fight a Christmas Day blaze in Hororata, along Haldon Rd.

Source: Stuff December 25, 2017 01:02 UTC