Spate of suspicious fire across Wellington

The Wellington region was hit by four suspicious fires overnight.

Firefighters were first called to a fire at Tony’s Tyre Service in Porirua about 6.30pm.
It took firefighters two hours to put the fire out and the building was extensively damaged, Radio New Zealand reported.

At 8.30pm firefighters were called to a blaze at Porirua’s Gospel Church, and soon after to one at Wainuiomata’s Gospel Chapel in the Hutt Valley.

About 12.30am, firefighters were then called to a blaze which engulfed the Scout Hall in the eastern Wellington suburb of Seatoun.
Eight appliances were involved in fighting the fire, which also spread to nearby scrub, Wellington Fire Communications shift manager David Meikle said.

Meanwhile, the Fire Service also battled a suspicious blaze at an old wool scour in Feilding, Manawatu.

– NZPA