A blaze at a Hastings fertiliser factory was fuelled by the presence of sulphur, the Fire Service says.
The blaze, reported shortly before 8.30am this morning, broke out in the corner of the Ballance fertiliser factory on Maraekakaho Rd, Fire Service central communications acting shift manager Craig Dally said.
"There was sulphur involved in the fire which made it a bit tricky, and there were other chemicals in there as well. They just had to remove those and extinguish them, but it was mainly involving sulphur," Mr Dally said.
The blaze took about an hour to get under control. Twelve trucks were called as it was initially difficult to get to, Mr Dally said.
It was a relatively small fire which has now been extinguished, he said.
