Firefighters comb debris after fire destroys Christchurch student flatJOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF A Riccarton house was gutted by a fire on Thursday morning. Firefighters are using a thermal camera to check for hotspots after a blaze gutted a Christchurch student flat. Three fire crews found the house "well ablaze", with a pool of smoke billowing out of the property. JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/STUFF A student flat in Riccarton, Christchurch, has been destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. LEO CATTON The fire was contained by 9am..LEO CATTON Smoke was seen billowing from the property.

Source: Stuff April 25, 2018 20:47 UTC