Wednesday 23 March 2022

Firefighters save Rutherford factory from midnight blaze

BY DAKOTA TAIT

Fire and Rescue have managed to contain a fire inside a Rutherford factory overnight.

The fire started after a wax melting machine at the Racecourse Road property went alight.

Crews were called to the scene just after midnight.

Firefighters used the external hydrant system and managed to extinguish the blaze in under three hours.

Fifteen workers fled the building, and there were no injuries reported.