Photo: ODT filesA house fire in rural Southland last night is being treated as suspicious. The three-bedroom house was on a farm and it was severely damaged and now uninhabitable, he said. Gore house fireThe house fire was one of two from last night Mr Milne-Maresca was looking into. The occupants of the house were able to get out and the house was "fully involved" when firefighters arrived, she said. Mr Milne-Maresca said the fire started in a bedroom at the back of the house and he was still investigating the cause.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 18, 2023 11:03 UTC