Tuesday, 20 February 2007 - 1:50pm |
Canterbury

Arson estimated at $1.8 million

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The Insurance assessor investigating the fire at Repco yesterday has estimated damage to be in the area of$1.8 million.

Detective Peter McKenzie asks that anyone who has knowledge of the fire to contact him at Papanui Police.

The Repco building at the corner of the corner of Wainoni and Bickertons roads caught fire about 2am Monday morning with a considerable amount of damage.

The skip holding cardboard was torched and this set the building alight.