Port Hills a week on from the fire

  • 23/02/2017
Photos show how close the fire got to the main village of the Christchurch Adventure Park (Civil Defence)
Photos show how close the fire got to the main village of the Christchurch Adventure Park (Civil Defence)

Striking new photos released by Civil Defence on Thursday show how much damage the Port Hills damage caused last week.

Helicopters helped fight the blaze from the air (Civil Defence)
Helicopters helped fight the blaze from the air (Civil Defence)

More than 3000 hectares were wiped out in the fire which is still being attended to by fire crews.

This house was one of many saved (Civil Defence)
This house was one of many saved (Civil Defence)

The Christchurch Adventure Park, which was near the centre of the fire, sustained partial damage.

The fire took days to contain and hundreds of firefighters from around the distract were involved, including more than 15 helicopters.

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