Thirty firefighters from three brigades fought in vain to save the large house in Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace.
Smoke and wind blow water back on to two firemen as they battle the fire.
Thirty firefighters from three brigades fought in vain to save the large house in Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace.
The scene at the Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace.
Firemen douse water on the fire.
Firefighters pack up their breathing apparatus.
Firefighters watch helplessly as fire races through the large house in Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace.
A fire fighter watches helplessly.
The chimney of the house in Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace is engulfed in flames.
Fire fighters watch as the house in Glencoe Rd, Crown Terrace, is destroyed.
A man died at the scene of a house fire near Arrowtown on Monday night, which destroyed a house understood to be owned by yachtsman Russell Coutts. Photos are by Dave Cannan, and available for purchase at Otago Images.