Saturday, April 29

Manaia Hotel

Inferno destroys Taranaki hotel
26.04.06 9.00am
A fire destroyed the New Commercial Hotel in Manaia, Taranaki, last night. The Fire Service was told of the blaze about 9.15 and seven appliances with volunteer crews rushed from New Plymouth, Eltham, Kaponga, Hawera, Manaia and nearby Okaiawa. A Fire Service spokesman said all guests and staff had got out safely. "The hotel is a total write-off." The cause of the blaze had yet to be established.

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