A shrub fire in Dunedin is being treated as suspicious. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said they were called to a shrub fire in Portobello Rd in Vauxhall, about 8.30am today. Crews from St Kilda and Dunedin Central worked to extinguish the 10m x 5m fire. ‘‘They did deem it suspicious, so we have passed it on to police,’’ she said. A police spokeswoman confirmed they were notified, but had no further details.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 15, 2021 23:37 UTC