One person suffered minor burns and was taken to hospital after a car fire in Okoia near Whanganui.
Firefighters were called to the fire about 5.30pm on Thursday.
The car fire spread to nearby vegetation on Riverbank Rd and a water tanker was brought in.
A person at the scene was transported to Whanganui Hospital for treatment of minor burns.
“The car was parked up on the river bank when it caught fire,” Whanganui senior station officer Craig Gardiner said.