{"id":212819,"date":"2026-01-02T07:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/212819\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:43:08","slug":"grey-lynn-villa-roof-on-fire-after-lightning-strike-in-auckland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/212819\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Lynn villa roof on fire after lightning strike in Auckland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019ve responded with five appliances and about 25 fighters,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Fire and Emergency have extinguished a fire in the roof space of a home on Home Street, Grey Lynn. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Fire and Emergency have extinguished a fire in the roof space of a home on Home Street, Grey Lynn. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<img  alt=\"Fire and Emergency have extinguished a fire in the roof space of a home on Home Street, Grey Lynn. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Fire and Emergency have extinguished a fire in the roof space of a home on Home Street, Grey Lynn. Photo \/ Hayden Woodward<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Manning said when crews arrived, they saw \u201cheavy smoke\u201d coming from the roof of the villa. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe have the fire out and under control. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019re just putting some salvage materials over the top of the roof to protect the structure,\u201d Manning said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">He said the crews had done an \u201coutstanding job,\u201d noting that the fire could have gotten much worse. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Photos from the scene show the large group of firefighters on the street near the home, surrounded by dark grey sky. Firefighters are also working on the roof. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">Hato Hone St John said they received a call about the incident at 5.40pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">They responded to the fire with one transporting ambulance and assessed two people in a minor condition who did not need transportation to hospital. <\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">The earlier severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/metservice-issues-severe-thunderstorm-watch-for-auckland-and-northland\/NWOI42RN5BGYHJQIFKEFMTQMVE\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/nz\/metservice-issues-severe-thunderstorm-watch-for-auckland-and-northland\/NWOI42RN5BGYHJQIFKEFMTQMVE\/\">thunderstorm warning<\/a> for parts of Auckland was lifted as the tempestuous festive season weather continues to cast a shadow over the holiday break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" style=\"display:none\">MetService detected severe thunderstorms in Auckland City, Wait\u0101kere, Rodney, the Gulf, and Albany, with heavy hail accompanying them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vUWuwjCGukMuO\" 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\" title=\"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\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to The Daily H<\/a>, a free newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe\u2019ve responded with five appliances and about 25 fighters,\u201d he said. 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