A damaged boat after a fire at Tauranga Marina overnight. Photo / Tom Eley
Fire crews have extinguished an early morning blaze in Tauranga Marina.
Two boats went up in flames about 1.20am.
At the height of the response, five fire trucks and three support vehicles were fighting the blaze, with crews from Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Greerton stations attending.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said crews were in attendance until 7.15am but have now left.
“An investigator is now on the scene.”
Emergency services were first alerted to multiple vessels on fire at 1.20am, but crews contained the blaze to two boats.
Both boats were removed from the water and were now awaiting assessment, the spokesperson said.
The boats were placed into a secure yard once the fire was extinguished, a police spokesperson said.
“Because the boat was put in a secure yard, police weren’t required to have a scene guard in place overnight,” the spokesperson said.
Until the Fire and Emergency New Zealand investigator completed their investigation, police could not confirm whether the fire was suspicious.
Hato Hone St John was notified of the incident but not required, a spokesperson confirmed.
Tauranga Marina Society chairman Eric Tate said the pier itself was also damaged.
More to come.
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