A fire at a Dunedin home overnight was believed to have been caused by clothes drying near a fireplace. Emergency services were called to the house fire on Baker St, in Caversham, at 10.49pm, after home owners woke up to their smoke alarms sounding. Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Riwai Grace said four appliances attended the scene, late on Wednesday, from Dunedin Central, Lookout Point, Roslyn and St Kilda. Work was done to clear smoke from the property and firefighters left the scene at about 12.30am. ‘‘Thankfully, working smoke alarms probably saved their lives’’, Mr Grace said.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 24, 2020 23:37 UTC