Up to four appliances were called to the local branch of LJ Hooker at Roxburgh today after a fire broke out. Publican Piki Moore of the Grand Tavern across the road said she saw flames shooting out from the top of the roof of the building. “There was quite a bit of flame and smoke coming out.”“And the young lady who runs L J Hooker came running out quite smartly, I’m not sure if she rang the fire brigade or Fulton Hogan did because we had a truck here”. Appliances from Roxburgh, Alexandra and Millers Flat attended and had extinguished the fire just before 3pm, the spokesman said. The cause of the fire is unknown but a fire investigator had been assigned, the spokesman said.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 13, 2019 01:30 UTC