A large and intense fire that caused extensive damage to a South Dunedin building is unlikely to have been deliberately lit. "Based on the information we have, we’re not looking at a suspicious classification," fire risk management officer Scott Lanauze said. The site near Hillside Rd was a vacant commercial premises but a man who lived at the address was not there when the blaze happened. The most damage was in a central area, closer to the Rankeilor St end than the front, indicating that this was where the blaze started. Firefighters tackle a blaze at the old Wolfenden and Russell building in South Dunedin on Saturday night.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 05, 2020 16:41 UTC