Police say a fire at a former central city Dunedin bar was started by a homeless man last night. A senior firefighter at the scene says a small fire in an ornamental outdoor fireplace on the ground floor was extinguished without issue shortly after 7pm. Police say officers from the Criminal Investigation Branch spoke with a man after the fire was reported. The man is believed to have been sleeping homeless in the former bar and had set a fire in the premises. An officer led one person away from the scene towards the Dunedin Central Police Station.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 05, 2018 07:41 UTC