A man’s quick thinking with a garden hose is believed to have stopped a blazing vehicle fire consuming a Gisborne home.
Police are investigating the Jeep Patriot SUV fire, believed to be arson.
Fire and Emergency NZ received 111 calls on Tuesday about 4.15am to a property between Elsthorpe Ave and Atkinson St on Stout St.
“The SUV was fully involved when we got there, and it was gutted,” a senior firefighter said.
Flames were beginning to burn the nearby house and a fence.