Firefighters from Whanganui and Bulls assisted the Marton Volunteer Fire Brigade to battle a garage fire that spread to a neighbouring property early on Saturday morning.
The fire started inside the garage at a Blackwell St property and had spread to a fence and another shed on an adjacent property in High St when firefighters arrived at 1.20am.
"The fire had spread to a caravan, another vehicle and the fence at the property when we arrived," Marton senior station officer Bill Down said.
"It took us a couple of minutes to realise that a shed on the adjoining property was also on fire."
An occupant of the High St property had been attempting to extinguish the fire with a garden hose and was later treated for smoke inhalation.