23 Jul 2025

Fire in roof of business in Christchurch

7:24 am on 23 July 2025
A firefighter on scene at an incident. 6 July 2016.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Fire crews have put out an overnight fire in the roof of a commercial building in the Christchurch suburb of Wigram.

Emergency services were called to the fire shortly after 11.30pm and six trucks, including a turntable ladder, were sent.

The fire was put out around 2am on Wednesday.

FENZ says a fire had spread from machinery.

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