2024 Port Hills fire
| 2024 Port Hills fire | |
|---|---|
The fire on the afternoon of Wednesday 14 February | |
| Date(s) | 14 February 2024 – 6 March 2024 |
| Location | Port Hills, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 700 hectares (1,700 acres) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 1 home |
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The 2024 Port Hills fire was a wildfire in Christchurch, New Zealand. The fire started at around 2:15 pm NZDT on 14 February 2024 on Worsleys Road. It is close to the location of one of the fires that started on 13 February 2017 which developed into the 2017 Port Hills fires.
At the height of firefighting efforts on 16 February, the fire had spread over 650 hectares and was fought by over 100 firefighters, 15 helicopters, two fixed-wing planes, and 28 fire engines. 110 properties were evacuated in total.
Management of the fire ground continued for around 3 weeks, though it was largely put out within a few days. After an investigation, Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and the New Zealand Police determined that the cause of the fire was unknown.