Child’s play suspected fire cause

A young child playing with a lighter is the suspected cause of a small bedroom fire in Mount Maunganui overnight.

Mount Maunganui Fire Brigade was called to a house on Farm Street just before 7pm following reports of a house fire.

Mount Maunganui firefighters were called to a small bedroom fire in Farm Street overnight.

Mount Maunganui Fire Brigade station officer Lindsay Nichol says they believe a child playing with a lighter resulted in a mattress catching on fire.

'The guys went to a small bedroom fire after a mattress was set on fire in a bedroom.” There were no reports of anyone being injured.

Lindsay says the fire is a perfect reminder of why lighters and matches must be kept away from children.

'They are things children like to play with and they often go into a bedroom with them.”

He says many calls they receive are a result of a child playing with matches or lighters.

'The fire safety message we push for children is that lighters and matches are tools not toys.”

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