Masterton teen charged after blaze

A 17-year-old Masterton man will appear in court on Thursday on a charge of arson.

A 17-year-old Masterton man has been charged with arson after a woolshed was set on fire early yesterday.

Masterton police sergeant Simon Irving said police were completing a scene examination and investigations were continuing.

Mr Irving said the man would appear in Masterton District Court on Thursday.

A member of the public raised the alarm after spotting a fire on a woolshed door in the South Rd extension, Masterton, just after 1am.

Masterton Fire Service station officer Garry Nielsen said the blaze could have been much worse.

"We got called out early to it and it didn't get too bad.

"It could have been worse had it got going," Mr Nielsen said.

Two fire trucks attended the blaze.

Firefighters were called to deal with a vegetation fire in Te Whiti Rd, Masterton, yesterday.

Mr Nielsen said the blaze burnt through about 70sq m of vegetation.

It took firefighters about an hour to get the fire under control.

The blaze broke out just before 11am.