A PROPERTY fire that broke out in Wellington over the weekend was caused by a mirror and strong sunshine, reports say.

On Sunday, March 2, Fire control received a call from a resident of property reporting smoke within their property in Rockwell Green. Two fire engines were immediately mobilised from Wellington.

In a Facebook post from the same evening, Wellington Fire Station confirmed that the fire had been caused by “some strong sunshine coming through the window directly onto a bedroom mirror, which caused some nearby papers to catch fire.”

No one was harmed, but the property has sustained significant fire and smoke damage to its first floor and the room of origin.

Wellington Fire Station has issued a fire safety checklist online in response to the incident.