Wellington’s street cleaners are being praised for their attempts to put out a rubbish fire that erupted in the central city last night.
Wellington City Council spokesperson Richard Maclean told the Herald the street sweepers did “a very good job” of trying to put the fire out when it started around midnight last night – despite not having fire extinguishers.
“They have brooms and things like that, so they were giving it a go but obviously it was getting away from them.”
He said the sweepers were attempting to bat the flames out and sweep them away – and were grateful when Fire and Emergency crews showed up shortly afterwards.