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Residents evacuated due to the fire at Cass Bay have been allowed to return to their homes.
Crews were first called to the fire at around 1.30pm. It is believed to have burnt through at least 15 hectares.
Three helicopters and four ground crews have spent the afternoon working to contain the fire.
Fire above the houses in Cass Bay. Photo: Carl Taylor
As a precaution 20 properties were evacuated along the Corsair Bay flank of the fire.
Photo: Luke de Zwart
Lyttelton-Governors Bay Road (Park Terrace), from Corsair Bay through to Rapaki was closed while helicopters worked on the fire.
Firefighters continue to work on containment lines.
Photo: Sandra Wells
Fire and Emergency is asking people to stay away from the area and to keep their doors and windows shut, especially those particularly vulnerable to the effects of smoke.
