The fire at Moteo Pa Rd, near Taradale, on May 25. Photo / Paul Taylor
The fire at Moteo Pa Rd, near Taradale, on May 25. Photo / Paul Taylor
Investigators have all-but ruled out any suspicious cause of a daytime fire which badly damaged a house in a rural area west of Napier last week.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman told Hawke's Bay Today there was nothing to indicate a suspicious cause of the fire at aproperty in Moteo Pa Rd, Moteo, reported about 10.10am last Wednesday(May 25).
The house had only recently had electricity supply restored amid some work around the house and section and a FENZ spokesman said it was possible there had been an electrical fault which could have been a cause of the fire.
It was reported to be "well-involved" when the first firefighters arrived. About six Fire and support crews from Napier, Taradale and Hastings attended.
