Fire fighters battle to extinguish a fire threatening a house on Test street in Oamaru. The fire started at the railway track below the cliff top house where a steam train was taking passenger trips during the Oamaru Victorian festival. PHOTO: STEVEN JAQUIERY
Crews responded to a scrub fire just before 2.45pm, November 19, at South Hill, near the blue penguin colony.
The fire grew to around 100m in size while crews worked to extinguish it.
Two helicopters with monsoon buckets assisted in getting the blaze under control and about 25 firefighters from seven crews attended.
Nearby properties and a rest home had to be evacuated while they put the fire out.
