A Wellington property owner whose house was destroyed by a fire in Newtown on Sunday night says the adjacant property was an accident waiting to happen.
Bill Guthrie has owned a house on Hanson St for about 40 years - and for 15 of those years he has been trying to work with the Wellington City Council on the derelict house next door.
On Sunday his fears were realised when the entire structure - and then his property too - went up in flames.
He spoke to Susie Ferguson.
