Callout to compost fire

EMERGENCY services attended a compost fire at a commercial green waste premises in Dunedin yesterday.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman said it was notified of a fire at a green waste site in McLeod Rd, Burnside about 6.15am.

A crew from the Lookout Point station attended and discovered a fire in a mulch heap.

Staff at the green waste site had digger on hand and continued to monitor the compost fire throughout the day.

The fire was not believed to suspicious, the spokeswoman said.