PHOTO: GERARD O'BRIENA Middlemarch family had to flee their home in the dead of night after flames ripped through their home this morning. In the latest incident, a Middlemarch family had to evacuate their home after a fire broke out at 1am today. The spokesman said six crews went to the scene, two from Middlemarch, two from Mosgiel and one from Naseby. Shortly before 4pm yesterday, three crews from the Browns, Winton and Hedgehope stations attended a barn fire in Browns, Southland. Firefighters managed to fully extinguish the blaze in one hour, and crews left the scene not too long after that.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 06, 2026 22:42 UTC