The cost of damage to public buses set alight in an arson attack early yesterday will be well over $1 million, NZ Bus says.
The blaze at the Karori depot, which left two buses destroyed and a third badly damaged, is the second suspicious fire at the Darwin St site in six months.
It was reported to authorities about 3am, and took 30 minutes to put out, Fire Service central communications shift manager Mike Wanoa said.
Three other buses hadminor damage in the blaze. In November, four buses were completely destroyed and two others damaged in a similar blaze at the depot.
After the incident, a full-time security guard was posted at the fenced-in site. Despite this, the culprit in yesterday's attack still managed to get into the depot.