North Otago crews battling large rural house fire
by Laine Priestley · Otago Daily Times Online NewsFirefighters are battling to contain a large house-fire at a rural home in North Otago.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said they received a call about a home up in flames in the Fuchsia Creek area at about 11.50am this morning.
Crews from Oamaru and Weston initially responded, and then called for a further crew from the Waitaki station.
On arrival, they found that the home was fully involved in fire, the spokesman said.
Firefighters on the scene are working to get the blaze under control and further crews are still on the way to the scene.