Photo Craig BaxterPolice are investigating a fire in a Southland building described as an old derelict house. A New Zealand Fire Service spokeswoman said they received multiple calls about the blaze in Waipahi about 11.50pm last night. The building, on Railway Tce, which some people called "the old store" was well involved when fire appliances arrived, the spokeswoman said. A police spokeswoman said a fire investigator and the police criminal investigation branch would visit the scene today. The condition of the building was not known.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 15, 2016 02:03 UTC