Fire crews respond to well-involved garage fire on Somme Parade

A garage that caught on fire on Somme Parade is being investigated by fire services. Photo/ NZME.

A fire investigator is working to determine the cause of a garage fire on Somme Parade in Whanganui this morning.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said crews received reports of a garage on fire on Somme Parade just after 6.30am.

“Two crews from Whanganui have attended.

“The garage was well-involved when we arrived so there’ll be quite a lot of damage to that building.”

The fire was contained to the garage and did not appear to have spread to any other buildings, he said.

“A specialist fire investigator is en route at the moment to determine the cause.”

The fire was currently under control and was not spreading, he said.

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering general news stories. She began as a reporter in 2023.