The Ashburton fire truck was destroyed in a blaze in a paddock in Dromore in March. A large paddock fire that destroyed an Ashburton fire truck understood to be worth about half a million dollars, was caused by a mechanical fault to a combine harvester. READ MORE:* Ashburton fire truck worth about $500k completely destroyed while fighting blaze* Pair escape injury as shed fire spreads to home in Christchurch* Combine harvester and large paddock on fire near Waipara, North CanterburySupplied The charred remains of the burnt-out fire truck believed to be worth about $500k. Supplied Specialist fire investigator Craig Chambers said the paddock fire was believed to be accidental and was caused by a mechanical malfunction to a combine harvester. Chambers said after looking at a pulley mounted to a shaft in the combine harvester, he found damage to a bearing and its housing.

Source: Stuff October 05, 2021 06:11 UTC