By Victoria WhiteVideo will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playFire crews are battling a "sizeable" bush fire in Napier, which is threatening three properties, and has set 5ha ablaze. Napier assistant area manager Glen Varcoe said more appliances were being called to help. A Fire Service spokeswoman said the fire was threatening three properties. ​At this stage, she said they believed the occupants of the affected properties, and their pets, were all safe. Like much of Hawke's Bay, Napier is tinder dry as an extended dry heatwave continues to surge over the region.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 30, 2017 23:52 UTC