Car fire investigation

A car fire which broke out in the early hours of Friday morning is being investigated by police.

Emergency services were called out to a fire in Blenheim after a parked car caught fire.

Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade members were called to a Litchfield Street address shortly after 7am on Friday.

Neighbours awoke to the sound of sirens and a smoke-filled street but the haze quickly cleared as firefighters put the blaze out.

A police spokesperson says police were notified of the car fire and attended the scene.

“…an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the fire.” school now, and others set to follow in their footsteps.

“It’s very exciting. As chairman, I guess I am reminded what the whole point is and that’s to have the best education we can for our students in a caring environment.

“They are at the heart of all we do. “It’s an engaging environment based on mutual respect and, hand on heart, I can honestly say that our teachers really care for the well-being of the students.

Blessing the new space and the school community, Pastor Tom Hatch said it was wonderful to see the reality of such a long-held goal.

‘What we’ve achieved here with this classroom is a vision that God gave to the leadership 40 years ago.”

Representing the Glenroy building team, Craig Cowie and Phil Vile said it was a pleasure to see how excited the children were about the new building.

“We’d like to thank all the Glenroy team and all the builders who were involved,” says Craig.

The new classroom was in use for the first time on Tuesday as students returned to school after the long weekend.