Firefighters were called to a blaze in dry vegetation beside the Whanganui River estuary that appeared to start with a bag of dumped rubbish. Station officer Jes Sorensen said the area was dry and it was lucky the fire was moving slowly. Even so it burned a 10m x 40m
Estuary fire started in rubbish
By Staff Reporter
Whanganui Chronicle·
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