Training to burn a house down on live TV

Training to burn a house down on live TV

Putting two members of the Story team in a burning house might sound a bit crazy and yes, we thought so too.

But let's get real -- there is no way we would be able to do this without serious training from those in the know.

Several weeks of preparation went into the Waiheke house burn and a lot of work has gone into making this burn safe too.

It's something the New Zealand Fire Service do all the time, but Story certainly doesn't.

Story has been in training for weeks and the fire service has spent hours getting this house ready.

So what did that involve?

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