Hundreds of litres of milk was poured on a storage shed fire, slowing its spread towards a home in Hilderthorpe near State Highway 1, north of Oamaru, yesterday. Oamaru Volunteer Fire Brigade Station Officer Malcolm McIntosh said quick thinking by nearby dairy farmer Hayden Williams, of Oamaru, helped save the family home. He found the fire contained to a storage shed, about 4m from the property owner's home. The fire started about 10am and the Oamaru and Glenavy volunteer fire brigades arrived at the scene shortly after, he said. Station Officer McIntosh said the house owners were ''lucky'' their property was not more seriously damaged considering the storage shed was so close to their home.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 11, 2016 16:52 UTC