Photo: ODT
Crews from the Harewood and Wigram fire stations attended the suspicious fire at Avonhead Cemetery about 8.15pm. No one was injured.
- Another suspicious vehicle fire
- Burnt-out stolen vehicles may cause major fire
- Spate of suspicious car fires across city
It comes after concerns were raised on Wednesday over people and property being put at risk from stolen vehicles which have been dumped then set alight in Canterbury.
Carol Garland, whose property backs on to the Waimakariri River, is worried a major fire could be caused by one of the many vehicles being dumped then set on fire in the area. Her concerns were backed by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Said fire risk management officer Kerri Pring: "There is absolutely a fire risk and they are a risk to people."
Just last week, firefighters in Christchurch were called on to put out four suspicious vehicle fires in two days.
A car which was "totally involved in fire" on Lower Styx Rd last week. Photo: Facebook
