Emergency services were called to a small fire at a residential property on Curling Cres in Onekawa on Sunday morning. Photo / NZME
Emergency services were called to a small fire at a residential property on Curling Cres in Onekawa on Sunday morning. Photo / NZME
Emergency services are no longer treating a small fire at a residential property in Onekawa on Sunday as suspicious, police said on Wednesday.
A police spokeswoman on Sunday said police responded to the fire at a residential address on Curling Cres about 8.10am.
“There are no reports of injuries,” shesaid.
On Wednesday a police spokesperson said they could confirm the incident is no longer being investigated and the fire is no longer being treated as suspicious.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said two fire trucks from Napier attended the housefire.
Glen Varcoe, FENZ Hawke’s Bay Acting District Manager, said it was a small fire in the lounge of the property that was extinguished relatively quickly.
“The report indicates it was under control within 10 minutes,” Varcoe said.
He said a fire investigator would likely be on the scene, along with a recovery team to support those affected by the fire.
