Ellie wasn't in her bed yesterday because she had decided to sleep in the room of her younger sister Sharlotte. He and the family have praised landlord Jared Smith for ensuring there were three smoke alarms in the house. As of today all landlords are required under the Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) to ensure there are smoke alarms in rental properties. Fire chief Alan Kennedy said he was certain there would have been fatalities if the house hadn't had functioning smoke alarms. Jared Smith's wife Nicky, who co-owns the house and teaches Chloe at North School, cried when she saw how lucky they had been to escape.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 01, 2016 07:25 UTC