A car burst into flames and burnt out on the Treble Cone access road this afternoon (Saturday September 5).

The driver of what appeared to be a Toyota ‘people mover’ grabbed their gear and exited the car before it was engulfed in flames.

Fire and Emergency NZ told the Wanaka App that two Wanaka fire appliances and a tanker from Luggate were called to the fire, which was reported just before 1pm.

“The fire was not suspicious,” a police spokesperson said.

A FENZ spokesperson said the car owner told FENZ the cause of the fire was not arson.

The car was “pretty much burnt out when we got there”, she said. “There was just a small amount of tussock on fire.”

The Wanaka fire service turned back one appliance as a result.

Police assisted with traffic management and the road was closed for an hour.

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