Warning after fireplace ashes set fire to ute

Firefighters are again reminding people about the care needed when disposing of fireplace ashes after a ute was burnt out at Makaraka on Sunday night. 

Fire and Emergency NZ were called to the property in Parker Lane at around 11pm. 

“The ute had been loaded up with vegetation waste and ashes from the fireplace,” a senior firefighter said. “The ashes set fire to the waste materia...