To show recognition to the firefighters who worked tirelessly to extinguish a fire that tore through Whanganui's Thain's building on Saturday night, NZME Whanganui has gifted a hearty meal.
Every week PitaPit Whanganui teams up with NZME to reward a local business with a platter of pitas via the Hits Whanganui Facebook page.
Amanda Wood, Whanganui NZME senior media specialist, said this week the Whanganui Fire Service was nominated by one of the Hits Facebook followers for the tremendous effort they did with the Thain's building fire.
"After seeing this, we agreed that they thoroughly deserved the lunch shout, not only for Saturday but for all the work they do for our Whanganui community," Wood said.
The Whanganui fire service crew of eight who were on on Thursday morning were grateful for the lunch shout and said the public made their job easier on the Saturday night.