No one was injured in the house fire on Craigie Ave in the early hours of Wednesday. (File photo)Fire crews were called to a small fire in a house in Timaru early on Wednesday morning – just two hours after New Zealand was put back into Level 4 lockdown restrictions. A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said one crew from Timaru and another from Washdyke responded to the fire on Craigie Ave, Kensington, at 2.15am. “When the crews arrived, all the occupants of the house were outside and there was a small fire in the bedroom of the house,” the spokesman said. READ MORE:* Two people escape Geraldine house fire* Cause of fire which left Timaru home 'badly damaged' under investigation* Suspicious fire razes Pareora Domain structure“Crews used the hose reel to put out the fire, no injuries were reported and the fire was marked as not suspicious.”He said crews left the scene at 4.15am.

Source: Stuff August 18, 2021 04:18 UTC