A gorse fire burns in a gully off Deans Valley Rd, near Waitati yesterday.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said eight crews from Waitati, Palmerston and Waikouaiti stations had been called to a vegetation fire on Mt Cargill Rd, near Blueskin Rd about 11.40am.
A helicopter was also called in to help tackle the blaze.
REPORT: OSCAR FRANCIS / PHOTO: GERARD O’BRIEN
The fire was under control by about 2.45pm, the spokesman said.
Incoming Dunedin City Councillor Mandy Mayhem-Bullock said the fire happened next to a paddock where her two horses, Longbow of Long Armour and Fiery Rascal, were kept. They were not hurt but had been frightened by the fire, she said.
