Eight 'lucky to escape' from south Auckland house fireFire Service An Otahuhu house with no working smoke alarms has been destroyed by flames. Eight people were "lucky to escape" a blaze that ripped through a south Auckland house on Friday morning. They were "lucky to escape with their lives", northern fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said. "There were no working smoke alarms in this house. Phillips urged people to install smoke alarms, or contact their local fire station if they were unsure about the process.

Source: Stuff October 27, 2016 18:11 UTC