Police investigating a suspicious fire which caused about $1 million of damage to four trucks in Invercargill are appealing to the public for any further information.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred in Queens Park early on on Wednesday, December 3.<\/p>\n
The vehicles belonged to Christchurch company Treetech, which was assisting with storm recovery at the park following the massive winds that tore down thousands of trees in late October.<\/p>\n
Treetech chief executive Chris Walsh said shortly after the incident the fire had caused “about a million dollars worth of damage”.<\/p>\n
Detective Sergeant John Kean, of Invercargill, said at the time it appeared the four vehicles had been deliberately set alight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This evening, police called the incident arson, and said they wanted to hear from\u00a0anyone who was on or around Queens Drive between 12am and 12:30am on the day of the fire, “or anyone with information that could assist”.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information was asked to contact Police via 105, referencing file number 251203\/6133.<\/p>\n
\u00a0– Allied Media<\/p>\n
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