Residents on Northbridge Park in St Helen Auckland saw their gardens scorched after a field behind their homes was set on fire around 5.30pm on Saturday (August 8). The moment a fire destroyed six peoples gardens in St Helen Auckland (Image: PHILIP ROLFE)He said: "The garden is just demolished, burnt to a cinder. The burnt out gardens at Northbridge Park in St Helen Auckland (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)She said residents were left devastated by the damage to the field behind their homes. The burnt out gardens at Northbridge Park in St Helen Auckland (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)The blaze broke out at around 5.30pm on Saturday (August 8). The burnt out gardens at Northbridge Park in St Helen Auckland (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)The burnt out gardens at Northbridge Park in St Helen Auckland (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT)A County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 5.30pm on Saturday, August 8 to a field fire on North Bridge Park in West Auckland.