Michael Abbott of Abbott Contracting Ltd came straight from the Mt Allen fire to cut a fire break at the suspicious Wenita Forest fire in Kaitangata yesterday.
Kaitangata firefighter Michael Robson douses a hot-spot.
Kaitangata Chief Fire Officer Kevin Sutton (left) and firefighter Michael Robson look for hot-spots.
Kevin Sutton (left) directs as Michael Robson hoses down some hot embers.
Michael Robson finishes off as Kevin Sutton continues hot-spot checks.
Another forest fire: this time a suspicious blaze at Wenita Forest Products' plantation near Kaitangata. Photos by Rachel Taylor; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.