It is understood that around 25 cars and four buses have been damaged by fire. Photo: Supplied
A fire which tore through dozens of cars on a rural property between Nelson and Blenheim has now been contained.
Police confirmed they had previously been to the property in relation to the unsolved disappearance of Jessica Boyce.
They said at this stage there was no information to suggest the burning of rubbish and cars on Wednesday related to that investigation.
Boyce went missing on 19 March 2019 from Renwick, near Blenheim.
The case was formally upgraded to a homicide investigation in October 2019.
Police said they were called to the fire on Te Hora Pa road around 10.50am to assist with traffic control. There are cordons in place at both north and south ends of the street.
Fire and Emergency said firefighters were called to a Canvastown property near State Highway 6 at 9.50am.
It is understood that around 25 cars and four buses have been damaged by fire.
Crews from 11 stations, including Nelson and Blenheim, along with a helicopter helped to bring the fires under control.
Photo: Supplied
It is not known how they started.
There are no reports of injuries or damage to buildings.
Photo: Supplied
The cold case of Jessica Boyce
Jessica Boyce was 27 when she went missing on 19 March 2019.
The last confirmed sighting of her was at about 4pm, driving west past the Woodbourne Air Force base on State Highway 6, in her mother's red ute with a male passenger.
Jessica Boyce went missing on 19 March 2019. Photo: Screengrab/Cold Case TVNZ
The ute was found three days later on the road leading to Lake Chalice in Mount Richmond Forest Park, with Boyce's broken glasses hidden inside and a necklace she reportedly never took off hanging from the rearview mirror.
A male profile of DNA on the glasses was unable to be matched, but the female DNA sample had been confirmed as Boyce's.
The case was formally upgraded to a homicide investigation in October 2019.
Her body has never been found and police have offered a $100,000 reward for credible information relating to Boyce's disappearance.
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