Rotorua Duck Tours bus gutted after fire
A Rotorua Duck Tours World War II craft has been gutted after it caught fire yesterday afternoon.
Photo - Lake Okareka Rural Fire Force
Lake Okareka and Rotorua fire crews were called to a car park on Tarawera Road at the Blue Lake, at around 2pm yesterday afternoon.
Chief Rural Fire Officer Phil Muldoon said "The cause of the fire is unknown at this stage, the operator swiftly evacuated all people on board and nobody was injured"
When fire crews arrived the vehicle was well involved in flames.
Rotorua Duck Tours operates two World War II landing crafts out of Rotorua.