Fire at iconic Mount surf shop
By Kiri GillespieBay of Plenty Times·
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Save A shed has been guttered in a fire at the rear of the Mount Surf Shop on Totara St. Photo/John Borren
An iconic Mount Maunganui surf shop was saved from fire last night after a shed at a the rear of the property went up in flames overnight.
The Mount Surf Shop suffered cracked windows from the heat of the blaze, which engulfed a small repairs shed on site about 8.50pm.
Paid and volunteer Mount Maunganui firefighters responded and prevented the fire from spread further, station officer Paul van Kol said.
''It was going rickety split when we arrived,'' he said.
''Volunteers and paid staff turned up because it was the volunteers' training night.''