Fire destroys camper’s home in Gisborne

Fire gutted a car and trailer that a man was living in on the beachfront on Kaiti Beach Rd early Sunday morning, according to firefighters. Surrounding vegetation also caught fire in the blaze. Photo / Murray Robertson

A car and trailer used by a man as a place to stay on Gisborne’s Kaiti Beach Rd were destroyed in a fire early on Sunday morning.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received the first 111 call about it about 3am.

“The vehicle and trailer were fully involved in fire when we got there,” a senior station officer said.

“Both were completely destroyed.

“The car and trailer, plus the contents, were a total loss in the fire.

“It also set alight to vegetation around the vehicle.”

“The man who was living there got out okay.”

Fire and Emergency sent an appliance and a water tanker to deal with the incident.

The cause of the fire has not been determined at this stage.