Family living in lounge after smoke from suspected arson at Te Hana workshop contaminates home

Hannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·16 Jul, 2026 10:38 PM5 mins to read‌Suspicious fire at a workshop in early June sent toxic smoke into a neighbouring home, with the family now sleeping in their lounge over health concerns.A family has been forced to sleep in their lounge after a suspicious fire at a neighbouring workshop sent toxic smoke into their home. Anant Sharma and his family are now locked in a battle with their insurance company over replacing carpet contaminated by fumes in the blaze, insisting