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Christchurch house fire tackled as smoke billows over CBD

By 1News Reporters
3:55pm
Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the blaze near Fitzgerald Ave at about 3.22pm, with crews from Christchurch City and Woolston attending.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the blaze near Fitzgerald Ave at about 3.22pm, with crews from Christchurch City and Woolston attending. (Source: 1News)

A fire at a central Christchurch home has been contained after producing a "lot of smoke" billowing across the central city this afternoon.

Fire and Emergency NZ was called to the blaze at a one-storey home on Fitzgerald Ave at about 3.22pm, with three crews from Christchurch City and Woolston attending.

"FENZ have been on the scene for 26 minutes and are in the process of extinguishing it. The fire is contained but put up a lot of smoke when it was fully alight," a spokesperson told 1News.

Fire crews from Christchurch City and Woolston responded, with police cordoning off part of Fitzgerald Ave. (Source: 1News)

Fire and Emergency said there were no reports of anyone in the house.

Footage from 1News cameras showed fire crews with breathing apparatus at work as heavy smoke emanated from a white weatherboard building.

Police cordoned off part of Fitzgerald Ave as the response continued, with the smoke causing significant traffic delays.

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