8 Feb 2019

Nelson fire update

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 8 February 2019

As you may have heard in the news, the huge fire in Nelson continues to burn out of control.

So far the fire has destroyed a house and a farm building, and forced residents of Pigeon Valley, where the fire began, to evacuate.

For the latest we're joined from the cordon at Pigeon Vally Road in Wakefield by RNZ's reporter Ben Strang

Dry farmland near SH6 Wakefield.

Dry farmland near SH6 Wakefield. Photo: RNZ / Maya Burry