A Porirua home owner has found out that being near neighbours to the Police College has its advantages after a bunch of recruits out on a cross-country run spotted a fire and sprang into action.
They were nearly at the end of their eight kilometre run on Friday afternoon and had just come off a track and onto the street at Papakowhai, near the college, when they saw smoke come from the rear of the house, said initial training school head Inspector Sean McManus.
They found fire from a food smoker had got in behind an exterior wall at the back of the house and into the roof area.
The recruits grabbed hoses at the house and from neighbours and kept the fire under control until the fire service arrived.
”The occupant was very grateful for the quick thinking and actions of the recruits and I too applaud their efforts,” said Mr McManus.
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