Firefighters spent about an hour today fighting a “nuisance” fire that spread to about 300 square metres in a Porirua park.
Porirua senior station officer Trevor Sheehan said gorse and scrub was “obviously deliberately lit” beside a track leading through Bothamley Park at about 11.30am.
Three fire trucks took more than an hour to contain and dampen down hot spots, up a very steep bank in an area about 200 to 300sqm, he said.
“We’re getting them all the time in there.”
There was nobody around when firefighters arrived, but they received several calls from nearby residents reporting the fire.
Mr Sheehan warned people to be alert, especially during the school holidays.
“Be aware of your neighbourhood and be alert. These people are going to pop up everywhere.”
@Fairfax NZ News – JODY CALLAGHAN
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