Firefighters in Gisborne have extinguished a 7ha scrub fire that was threatening to engulf homes on Saturday afternoon.
The fire service says it was called to the fire on Cambridge Tce, in the Kaiti Hill area, at just after 4.30pm.
The fire was initially considered so severe that an all-resources alarm was sent out for every available firefighter to help control the blaze.
But it was safely brought under control, and the rural fire service has taken on the task of dampening down the hot spots.
This fire follows another in Gisborne on Friday, when several sawmill buildings were damaged.
