{"id":36055,"date":"2025-09-22T04:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/36055\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T04:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:33:09","slug":"newmarket-baby-store-dimples-shut-after-arson-attack-200k-in-damage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/36055\/","title":{"rendered":"Newmarket baby store Dimples shut after arson attack, $200k in damage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s quite shocking and overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">She said the store might be closed for a month before it can reopen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">It looked as though a window was smashed and petrol poured onto the floor before the Kent St flagship store was set alight, she said.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Interior damage to the Dimples Newmarket store. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Interior damage to the Dimples Newmarket store. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">While the fire didn\u2019t  spread far,  smoke damage was widespread across the ceilings and the products.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe built in 2019, and I\u2019ve been working for Dimples for 13 or 14 years now. I designed the layout of the store and project-managed the build and everything. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThen you\u2019ve got the staff who put a lot of time and effort into making this place pretty all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Gillespie said the Dimples Christchurch business and website were still open for business. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Dimples is a New Zealand-owned business, established in 1992.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The interior fire damage to the Dimples Newmarket store was contained, but smoke damage was extensive. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The interior fire damage to the Dimples Newmarket store was contained, but smoke damage was extensive. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">On Facebook, the business thanked its customers for their post-fire support. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThankfully, no one was hurt, but we\u2019re still coming to terms with the shock and sadness of it all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThank you for your understanding and support during this time. It truly means the world to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"An arrest has been made after a suspicious fire at Dimples on Kent St, Newmarket. Photo \/ NZ Herald\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>An arrest has been made after a suspicious fire at Dimples on Kent St, Newmarket. Photo \/ NZ Herald<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Police were notified   of the Kent St fire about 6.10am. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\"> Police soon established  it was related to another fire earlier in the morning  at a Manukau Rd business in neighbouring Epsom.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Interior damage to the Dimples Newmarket store. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Interior damage to the Dimples Newmarket store. Photo \/ Jaime Lyth<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">The first fire was at National Mini Storage, Manukau Rd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Fire and Emergency New Zealand said it attended both incidents, the first where six trucks tackled a fire on a building\u2019s ground floor after a 5.26am call. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Seven trucks attended the Dimples fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Police said no injuries were reported, and a 36-year-old man was arrested a short time later. <\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">The man will appear in Auckland District Court on two charges of arson.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Investigations are under way after a suspicious fire at National Mini Storage on Manukau Rd in Epsom. Photo \/ NZHerald\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Investigations are under way after a suspicious fire at National Mini Storage on Manukau Rd in Epsom. Photo \/ NZHerald<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">Newmarket Business Association chief executive Mark Knoff-Thomas said  fire damage to  Dimples appeared to be well contained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe wish the Newmarket team a speedy recovery and hope they are open as soon as possible for the busy shopping season ahead,\u201d Knoff-Thomas said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" style=\"display:none\">National Mini Storage have been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"NzpREUNDumYW\" 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":"\u201cIt\u2019s quite shocking and overwhelming.\u201d She said the store might be closed for a month before it can&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[29508,1443,74,53,89,6794,3390,33451,8604,22510,33452,33449,2079,2294,42,78,33450,93,31915,43,6753,2735,40,38,41,39,2963],"class_list":["post-36055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-200k","tag-about","tag-after","tag-arson","tag-attack","tag-baby","tag-best","tag-boutiques","tag-caused","tag-damage","tag-devastated","tag-dimples","tag-fire","tag-general","tag-headlines","tag-in","tag-known","tag-manager","tag-newmarket","tag-news","tag-shut","tag-store","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-zealands"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}