Firefighters called to put out burning mattress on roadside

Firefighters were called to a roadside blaze overnight after a mattress caught fire. Photo/File

Firefighters were called to a burning mattress on the side of the road in Tauranga overnight.

A Northern Fire Communications spokeswoman said the Tauranga Fire Brigade was called to the roadside blaze on Edgecumbe Rd at 12.20pm on Friday.