{"id":108339,"date":"2025-10-30T06:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/108339\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T06:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T06:11:09","slug":"crews-battle-fire-at-old-fitzherbert-tavern-in-palmerston-north-residents-told-to-stay-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/108339\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews battle fire at old Fitzherbert Tavern in Palmerston North, residents told to stay inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIf you live nearby, close your windows and doors and stay inside if possible to avoid the smoke.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">Police said officers were notified about 5.20pm of the fire. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"An emergency alert has been issued for Palmerston North residents advising them to stay inside following a fire in the centre city.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>An emergency alert has been issued for Palmerston North residents advising them to stay inside following a fire in the centre city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPolice are in attendance, with cordons in place around the area,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cMotorists and pedestrians are asked to avoid the area if possible and expect delays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">An emergency alert has been issued for city residents asking them to stay inside and close all windows and doors, and consider turning off air conditioning and heat pumps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">Photos and videos from the scene show a large plume of black smoke spewing from the abandoned pub.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">The pub, once popular with students, closed down in 2008.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">In 2003, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/pub-slammed-for-irresponsible-behaviour\/UHXZYF7Y6ZHIQ2QHEN7IZOSGQ4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/pub-slammed-for-irresponsible-behaviour\/UHXZYF7Y6ZHIQ2QHEN7IZOSGQ4\/\">19-year-old student William Cranswick, who had been at the bar with his friends, died<\/a> after an off-duty staff member suggested a game of bullrush. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\">Mr Cranswick was knocked unconscious during the game and died two days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MbfQjTgmSESMkkDykl\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/the-daily-h-your-fast-smart-guide-to-the-days-biggest-headlines\/VQR5CULLQRECZP2ORSWPGDORBU\/?utm_source=nzherald&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_id=nz_cta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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