A large fire burning near a small West Coast town has been brought under control after it threatened train lines.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said a crew from Brunner station was initially called to the fire when it was reported near the intersection of State Highway 7 and Moa St about 3pm on Saturday.
As the fire was moving quite fast in grass, the station called for backup from Greymouth station, the spokesman said.
A second alarm was sounded and two helicopters were dispatched, although one was stood down before arriving.
The fire reached about 100m by 400m near some train tracks, which required a locomotive to be stopped.
Crews fought to control the fire and called for another appliance.
A third alarm was sounded and by the time the response was scaled back about 5.30pm, there were also crews from Ngahere, Blackball and Cobden at the scene.
A "stop" message was logged about 6pm, the spokesman said.
A police spokeswoman said officers were also called to the fire and assisted with traffic control.
