Car fire in Brightwater
Staff Reporter
Firefighters work to put out a car fire in Brightwater on Monday afternoon. Photo: Supplied.
A car has caught fire on Ellis St in Brightwater on Monday afternoon.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand southern shift manager Simon Lyford says they were alerted to the blaze at around 2.45pm and appliances attended from Richmond and Brightwater.
“When crews arrived, the vehicle was well alight. Part of the road was closed and police were called in to assist with traffic.”
The fire is being treated as suspicious.