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Two fires in North Canterbury have been extinguished, and a precautionary evacuation notice has been lifted.
A house was destroyed in the blaze and several crews are onsite mopping up.
The house fire was reported to emergency services on Cloudy Range Terrace, in Mt Lyford Village, Hurunui at 11.13am, and sparked another fire in the surrounding bushland.
Everyone in the house had been accounted for and no one was injured, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.
About 16 crews from Waiau, Hurunui, Lyford and Culverden were working to put the fires out, they said.
"An evacuation notice that went out to nearby residents as a precaution has now been lifted," the spokesperson said.
They said the vegetation fire had been contained and weather conditions were fine, with a slight northeast wind.
Hato Hone St John confirmed one ambulance responded.
It had "received a call at 11.33am about an incident on Cloudy Range Terrace, Lyford", a spokesperson said.
Canterbury continues to experience hot and dry conditions.
Over the long weekend, firefighters battled more than a dozen fires in the Canterbury region, which were fanned by strong winds and damaged conservation land.
Fire and Emergency believed there were various causes behind those fires, including powerlines and old fires reigniting.
At the time, Hurunui Mayor Marie Black said there remained a high fire risk in North Canterbury due to "tinder-dry conditions".
