Firefighters appear to have brought a house fire near Invercargill under control. Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman Brent Dunn said crews were called to the property on Ryal Bush-Wallacetown Rd, next to Ryal Bush Transport, north of Invercargill, at 3.32pm. It was still "well ablaze" about 4pm, but a reporter at the scene said it appeared to be under control by 4.40pm. fire_pic_invers.jpeg Firefighters battled a blaze north of Invercargill this afternoon. Firefighters from Invercargill, Wallacetown and Winton were battling the blaze.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 07, 2019 04:41 UTC