25 Jun 2022

Motueka building fire considered suspicious

3:46 pm on 25 June 2022

A fire that engulfed a building in the Tasman town of Motueka yesterday is now being treated as suspicious.

Several people were briefly trapped when the blaze broke out on Greenwood Street.

The police are asking for information from the public, particularly anyone who was in the area between 6:45 and 8:30 yesterday morning.

Information can be provided to 105, referencing file number 220624/4496, or to Crime Stoppers anonymously by calling 0800 555 111.