Crews extinguished two couch fires in Dunedin's student area this morning.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said appliances from Willowbank and Dunedin Central were sent to a couch fire in Castle St, in North Dunedin, at 12.44am.
Initial reports were that it was a house fire, but it was later reported as a couch fire.
Willowbank crews later extinguished a second couch fire in Leith St, at 6.39am, she said.