Three Hawke’s Bay fires in 24 hours

Emergency services were called to a shed fire in Meeanee, Napier near The Loop and Riverbend Rd intersection on Friday morning. Photo / Jack Riddell

A Hawke’s Bay road was blocked after a shed fire in Napier on Friday – one of three in 24 hours.

Police closed Riverbend Rd near its intersection with The Loop and Bledisloe St after the fire in Meeanee about 7.50am.

Firefighters responded with trucks from Napier and Hastings, and a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said the shed was fully on fire upon arrival.

Emergency services were called to a shed fire in Meeanee. Photo / Jack Riddell

A tanker from Bay View that was on its way to the scene was stood down when the fire was extinguished about 8.15am.

“We have got a fire investigator going along to have a look.”

The Fire and Emergency spokesman was not aware of any injuries and the road was reopened at 9.30am.

Hastings and Napier fire trucks responded to the fire. Photo / Jack Riddell

Police said the shed appeared to be an abandoned building and they left the scene at 12.10pm.

It comes after a house was damaged in a fire in Maraenui, Napier, on Thursday afternoon.

Firefighters from Napier, Taradale and Hastings were called to the blaze in a single-storey home on Lister Cres about 3.45pm, a Fire and Emergency spokesman said.

There was initial urgency because those reporting the fire suggested people could be inside, but investigations found no one and no one was hurt, the spokesman said.

Firefighters from Napier, Taradale and Hastings were called to the blaze in a single-storey home on Lister Cres. Photo / Gary Hamilton-Irvine

Cordons were in place on Lister Cres after the incident, and police and fire trucks were still at the scene about 4.30pm.

Just 15 minutes earlier, at 3.30pm, firefighters from Napier and Hastings were called to a barn fire on Dartmoor Rd, near Puketapu.

A fire investigator was reported to be heading to the scene to determine the cause.