Emergency services were called to the fires off Tunnel Rd between Port Hills and Ferry roads in Woolston about 2.10pm on Wednesday. Eight fire crews are battling four separate fires burning in scrub in Christchurch. Emergency services were called to the fires off Tunnel Rd between Port Hills and Ferry roads in Woolston about 2.10pm on Wednesday. It was unclear how large the fires were but they were burning through an area of about 400 metres in size, Crossan said. A Christchurch Transport Operations Centre spokeswoman said Tunnel Rd was closed shortly before 3pm.

Source: Stuff February 12, 2020 02:12 UTC