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The fire was on the first floor of a three-storey building. Photo: Craig Baxter <\/p>\nEmergency services have put out what is believed to be an electrical fire in a central Dunedin art studio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokeswoman\u00a0said they were alerted to the blaze at the corner of Bath and Stuart Sts at 12.30pm on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The fire was located on the first floor of a three-storey building.<\/p>\n
The fire was on the first floor of a three-storey building. Photo: Craig Baxter <\/p>\n
No-one had been trapped in it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNo risk to members of the public, though we would appreciate if people just stayed away,\u201d the spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got\u00a0number of fire trucks there and it just makes everything a little bit awkward for us working if we have excess traffic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe do have police doing traffic control for us, but if people could stay away and not be too inquisitive would be appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Crews were called to the fire at lunchtime on Thursday. Photo: Craig Baxter <\/p>\n
Senior Station Officer Simon Smith said four firefighters entered the building wearing breathing apparatus and extinguished the “reasonably involved fire” with a hose.<\/p>\n
There was a reasonable amount of smoke damage to the first-floor room.<\/p>\n
A fire investigator had been called to determine the cause of the blaze, SSO Smith said.<\/p>\n
Building owner Philip Day said it was believed to be an electrical fire inside a small\u00a0art studio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was initially called because Kindee Thai Kitchen, on the ground floor, had reported smoke in their kitchen.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThank God we didn\u2019t have water pouring into the Thai kitchen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The owner of the studio was away and he could not get a hold of him, Mr Day said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Four fire engines and a police car responded to the scene.<\/p>\n
An aerial appliance was seen raising firefighters up towards\u00a0the building\u2019s first floor.<\/p>\n
The fire attracted a large crowd of onlookers from nearby cafes and businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Access to Stuart St was blocked off by emergency vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n