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? Eastbourne star volunteer wins civic honour
? Dead computers given safe afterlife
? An interesting gang of candidates
? All systems go for Wilford?s smart cookies
? Hutt snarlers safe from government
? Hutt can celebrate daylight savings start with Welly tulips
? The ultimate rugby kiss-off...coming soon to a disputes tribunal
? International TV star reads Petone Herald story
? Cell tower CEO invited to explain ?big stick?
? alliative patient waits more than 12 weeks for radiation therapy
? Hutt diabetes blow-out
? Footpath charge gets dismantled
? Petone rifle attack on cops
? Hutt parents face cop screening to look after own kids
? ?The boys put it out!?
? ?He was an Aborigine?

?The boys put it out!?
By Tim O?Connell

Red lights could be seen from Wellington City, and ambulances and police motorcycles jostled with crawling commuters as a fire on the Petone foreshore brought the village to life last Wednesday night. It is understood that the blaze broke out on the fourth floor of the Securit-ease building in the Petone Esplanade. While the extent of the damage was not known as the Petone Herald went to press, the cause of the fire is understood to have started by from a switchboard overheating in the office building. The alarm was raised at around 5pm and staff promptly evacuated the building. At the height of the blaze, up to thirteen trucks from the region were employed to bring the blaze under control. Emergency services closed the Esplanade to motorists - further slowing the rush hour traffic along State Highway 2. The fire was swiftly extinguished and staff were able to return to collect their possessions at 6:25pm. ? National radio news outlets placed reports on the fire at the head of their bulletins, declaring a major blaze on the Petone foreshore. However, when the Petone Herald spoke to a firefighter at the scene, a frank account of events was given. ?Oh, there was definitely a fire, a fair bit of smoke billowing out, but the boys put it out.?

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