Firefighters called to vegetation fire near Turakina

Three fire crews were called to a vegetation near Turakina on Sunday afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said they were called to the fire near Edenmore Rd about 3.11pm.

The fire spread into trees and grass and measured up to 10m by 15m, he said.

“We had three fire appliances attend that one, and two tankers.

“It sounded like it might have been a couple of fires that were pretty close to each other.”

Fire crews from Whanganui, Rātana and Marton extinguished the scrub fire.

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