Sian Simpson tweeted this image of the fire in a 19-storey building on Fanshawe St in Auckland. Fire crews battled a blaze in a central Auckland high-rise for about two hours on Sunday night. Fire Service shift manager Dave Radden said the fire was on the second floor of a 19-storey building on Fanshawe St that was partly under reconstruction. The fire, next to the West Plaza tower, started about 9.40pm in the building that was about 50 metres by 20 metres, Radden said. Sian Simpson, who tweeted images of the fire from her window, said she heard a “big bang”.

Source: Stuff August 01, 2021 17:26 UTC