Steel Road in Invercargill is currently closed at the intersection with State Highway 99, as emergency services respond to a house fire on Steel Road.

Motorists in the area are asked to take care and follow the directions of emergency personnel.

What we know:

  • Firefighters have been able to contain the serious house fire
  • Nobody was injured in the blaze.
  • Three fire engines as well as a tanker were called from Invercargill
  • A fire investigator will visit the site in the morning but the fire was not thought to be suspicious.
  • Nobody was injured in the blaze
  • Police said at 9pm Steel Rd was closed at the intersection with SH99 because of the fire.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager said a crew from the Wallacetown Volunteer Fire Brigade arrived at the “well involved” residential house fire in Steel St about 7.20pm and immediately called for back up.

Motorists in the area were asked to take care and follow the directions of emergency personnel.

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