Fire forced occupants of a central Dunedin boarding house into the street yesterday.
Firefighters from Dunedin, Roslyn and St Kilda responded to the 1.55pm call of ''persons reported'', which was used when occupants of a burning building were unaccounted for, Dunedin station officer Stephen Clarke said.
''That's why we responded with three appliances, and why the ambulance was automatically dispatched, as well,'' he said.
Firefighters arrived at the High St boarding house to find a bed on fire within one of the ''dozen or so'' bedrooms.
The blaze was extinguished and most damage was contained within the room.
''The mattress was mostly destroyed and there was heat and smoke damage throughout the room,'' Mr Clarke said.
No-one was injured and eventually all occupants were accounted for. It appeared a DVD player had been left on top of bedding, which started burning from the heat of the electrical device.
''It may have overheated or malfunctioned. The occupant had left the room and the bedding caught on fire,'' Mr Clarke said.
Police also attended.
