Firefighters battled a big scrub fire near Mosgiel this afternoon.
The blaze broke out in the Scroggs Hill are near Mosgiel, Otago and was covering about 400 square metres.
A Fire Southern Communications shift inspector said the fire was not a danger to the public.
It was understood the person or people who started the fire did not have a permit to do so.
Two fire appliances and a water tanker were at the scene about 5.25pm.
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