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A father and son escaped a house fire in Linwood on Tuesday, but their home is badly damaged.
A father and his teenage son escaped a suspicious house fire that gutted the front of their home.
Firefighters were called to Kearneys Rd in Linwood, Christchurch at 12.20pm on Tuesday.
The house was “well alight” when fire crews arrived and suffered “substantial damage” in the blaze, said Fire and Emergency shift manager Lyn Crosson.
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Several windows were smashed and burnt out.
Several windows were broken and burnt out, and fire investigators removed piles of debris from inside a front room.
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Senior Christchurch city station officer Greg Koppert said a father and his 14-year-old son evacuated the building safely and firefighters had the blaze contained after 45 minutes.
A neighbour said they saw “big flames went up in minutes”.
The cause of the fire was “not obvious”, Crosson said.
Police and a fire investigator remained at the scene on Tuesday afternoon working to determine the cause of the fire, which is being treated as suspicious.
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The cause of a house fire in Linwood on Tuesday is yet to be determined.
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