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A suspicious fire has extensively damaged an old empty school building in Greymouth, on the west coast.
Fire crews were called to the fire on Tainui St (State Highway 6) around 12:40 p.m. Thursday, New Zealand Fire and Emergency spokesman Andrew Norris said.
An unoccupied building on the former Karoro Learning site was “well involved” in the fire when four fire crews arrived, he said.
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Crews at the site of the suspicious fire in Greymouth on Thursday.
The building appeared to be an old classroom.
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The fire had been extinguished by 2 p.m. and crews were buffering hot spots.
Norris said the fire was treated as a suspect and that a fire investigator was on the scene.
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A passerby’s view of the suspected fire that caused extensive damage to a building on the former site of the Karoro Learning Center.
The New Zealand Transport Agency confirmed that SH6 had been closed due to the fire.
A police spokeswoman said they were helping with traffic management at the scene.
