Scene photos show black smoke pouring into the sky from a South Dunedin scrapyard fire which injured one.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman said four fire trucks, a specialist ladder truck and a command unit responded after many emergency service calls from the public and a local crew spotted smoke coming from the King Edward St end of Wilkie Rd about
A person was taken to hospital after a fire broke out in the scrapyard in Wilkie Road yesterday afternoon.
PHOTO: DAVE CANNAN
2.40pm.
The blaze was initially reported as 10mx10m in size.
A worker at the scene said the fire started when a spark from a blowtorch ignited whiteware.
There was no initial report on the extent of any damage, but St John said one person had been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a moderate condition.
Wilkie Rd was closed at the intersection with King Edward St and police set up traffic cordons around the scene.
A Fenz spokeswoman confirmed last night that the fire was extinguished shortly before 5pm.
