Activated fog cannon mistaken for structure fire

What was initially thought to be a fire turned out to be a fog cannon activated within a Dunedin dairy.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) firefighters were called to the Lookout Point Food Centre in Riselaw Rd, at about 8.10am yesterday.

Lookout Point Station Officer Peter O’Shea said they responded to reports of a suspected structure fire. Crews had seen large amounts of white smoke coming from the building, and determined this was from an activated fog cannon, he said.

Firefighters helped ventilate the building.

A Fenz spokesman said the cause of the fog cannon activation had not been determined. It was not being investigated further.

A police spokeswoman said they had received no reports of break-ins in the area the night before.