19 Jul 2009

Firefighters threatened with steel bars

8:24 am on 19 July 2009

Fire fighters were threatened with steel bars when they responded to a pellet fire in Christchurch on Saturday night.

The Fire Service spokesperson says four fire fighters attended the blaze on Whiteleigh Avenue in Addington at 10.12pm.

A group of people at the fire harassed and threatened them with steel bars.

Police made several arrests.