Just how close a large fire got to houses in the Redwood Valley near Nelson has been laid bare in a 1 NEWS Facebook live video.
1 NEWS reporter Kaitlin Ruddock who's been covering the massive blaze after it broke out yesterday afternoon, was this afternoon reporting from farmland blackened by the blaze.
Ruddock said fire crews who worked throughout the night managed to prevent the blaze destroying a bunch of houses in the Redwood Valley.
Fire crews are today continuing to dampen down hotspots.
Follow 1 NEWS NOW's live updates of the fire near Nelson
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