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

Eva de Jong
By Eva de Jong
Multimedia journalist·Whanganui Chronicle·
16 Jul, 2024 08:58 PMQuick Read

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

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.

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“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.

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