Police investigate suspicious fire at vacant Avondale home

Tuesday 30 September 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Wed 1 Oct 2025, 7:25am

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Emergency services responded to a fire at a vacant property on Blockhouse Bay Road in Avondale on Tuesday evening. The blaze, which required six fire trucks, occurred at a house previously damaged by fire 18 months ago. Police are now treating the incident as suspicious.

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1. StuffTue 30 Sep 2025, 8:31pm

   Vacant house on fire in Avondale, Auckland (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldWed 1 Oct 2025, 7:25am

   Vacant Avondale, Auckland home gutted in suspicious fire, police investigating (opens in new tab)