Emergency services have responded to a suspicious fire where wire was being burned in St Kilda.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said crews were called to reports of Victoria Rd due to reports of a pile of electrical wire being set on fire about 3.55pm today.
The fire was extinguished using a hose reel and police were called due to the nature of the incident, which had been coded as suspicious.
A police spokeswoman said officers attended due to someone behaving in a suspicious manner and it was anticipated investigations would be ongoing.
