Investigations continue after Nigretta Falls fire

A NIGRETTA Falls fire on Saturday morning is being treated as suspicious. A Hamilton Police officer said, “There’s no reason for a fire to have started naturally where the fire began, so close to the carpark area.” Photo: SPEC FILE.

By Samantha McCombe

February 01, 2023 | 6:00 PM

A FIRE at a reserve at Nigretta Falls early Saturday morning is being investigated by Hamilton Police after 30 hectares of private farming property and one kilometre of fencing was damaged.

Hamilton Criminal Investigation Unit detective sergeant, Mark James, said the fire was believed to have started around 2am Saturday morning near the reserve car park.