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Police investigating after car set alight in Welcome Bay

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Police are investigating after a car was set alight in Welcome Bay overnight.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said a crew was called to the scene of a car well-involved in flames on Waitaha Rd, Welcome Bay about 3am on Saturday.

He said it took a crew about 25 minutes to extinguish the blaze.

The fire was being treated as suspicious and police were investigating, he said.

Chatter on a Tauranga noticeboard had some Welcome Bay residents saying they woke to the sound of tyres popping in the blaze or the fire crew arriving.

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One nearby neighbour said he somehow managed to sleep through it all.

Inquiries were ongoing into the blaze, a police spokeswoman said.

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