Crews called to fireplace fire

Firefighters were called to a small fire in a house in South Wairarapa early yesterday.

The fire, just before 7am, was in a Hinakura Rd, Te Muna, home. Martinborough fire chief Garry Jackson said the fire was confined to a fireplace.

"The whole fireplace was glowing, I think it was a dirty chimney," he said.

Nothing else was damaged and firefighters were back at the station within an hour.