Photo: Giordano StolleyA section of State Highway 1 was closed for a time near Invercargill this morning as crews tackled a house fire. The NZ Transport Agency advised that the Woodlands-Invercargill Highway was closed between Racecourse Rd and Mill St South. In an update around 10.40am the NZTA said the highway was now open. A water tanker was sent to help fight the blaze. The extent of the blaze was not known, but police said it was believed no-one had been injured.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 05, 2019 21:11 UTC