Arrowtown burn-off blaze doused

A fire in Arrowtown which at one stage was being fought by three helicopters is now out.

The fire, in the vicinity of Coronet Forest, took hold yesterday after a burn-off jumped into a neighbouring property.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesman this evening said an Arrowtown crew was called to the blaze about 3.45pm.

The fire was not — at that stage — considered out of control, but crews were assisting the landowner.

By 8pm, it started to drizzle, all appliances were stood down and the fire was deemed extinguished, the spokesman said. 

There were no plans for any ground crews to go back to the site.