Crews were called to an area of scrub on fire on Park View Tce, Waimataitai, 100m south of the railway viaduct, about 5.50am on Tuesday. An fire in a patch of grass in Timaru early on Tuesday is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Mau Barbara said crews were called to an area of scrub on fire in Park View Tce, Waimataitai, 100 metres south of the railway viaduct, about 5.50am. Email mark.quinlivan@stuff.co.nzBarbara said the fire was deemed suspicious and police had been notified. Crews were at the scene for about 30 minutes extinguishing the blaze.

Source: Stuff November 26, 2018 18:33 UTC