27 Oct 2023

Vacant Dunedin boarding house destroyed by fire

From Midday Report, 12:15 pm on 27 October 2023

There are concerns a vacant Dunedin boarding house that was destroyed by fire Friday morning may have been used by homeless people.

The Fire Service was alerted to the blaze at the house in Phillips Street early Friday morning.

Six fire trucks and a command unit worked to extinguish the blaze and protect nearby properties.

South Island reporter Samantha Gee spoke to Charlie Dreaver.