A car which may have been stolen has been extensively damaged after a fire in Mosgiel, near Dunedin, this morning. A police spokeswoman said officers were alerted about 8.20am to a car on fire near the Quarry Rd off-ramp (State Highway 87) which was blocking a lane at a roundabout. There was no one with the vehicle when emergency services arrived, she said. "It may have been a stolen car." Fire and Emergency NZ shift manager Andrew Norris said crews from Mosgiel attended the blaze, which was "well involved", and the car was extensively damaged.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 10, 2021 22:07 UTC