Fire safety staff will today investigate a huge tyre fire on the outskirts of Invercargill.
Firefighters received multiple calls to a large pile of tyres on fire at the intersection of Tramway and Rockdale Rds just before 4pm yesterday.
Two pumps and two tankers battled the blaze at its height, a Fire Service southern communications spokesman said.
The fire, which sent a column of thick smoke billowing into the air, was brought under control in about four hours.
Meanwhile, fire safety staff were also investigating a cottage fire at Diamond Harbour on the Banks Peninsula in Canterbury.
