A hot orange fireball has burst from a shed ablaze in Palmerston North, as firefighters scramble to contain the fire. The blaze on Keith St, in an industrial area of the city, has sent plumes of black smoke into the sky and clogged city traffic. A St John spokeswoman said one person had moderate injuries and had been transported to Palmerston North Hospital. It was about quarter of an hour before they got here.”Explosions can be heard as plumes of black smoke cloud the city. Three fire trucks and three police cars could be seen from where she stood, near the roundabout on Keith St.George Heagney/Stuff Firefighters battling the blaze over at hour after it took light in Palmerston North.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2020 00:41 UTC