Firefighters are battling to contain a fire in a two-storey building housing the Manawatu antique store. "It's a two-storey building, so the smoke would've been going 50-100 metres up and it was blocking one of the side roads. Northbound traffic is being diverted from SH1 and SH3 onto Penny Rd, then Speedy Rd, Fagan Rd before turning back onto SH3. Southbound traffic heading towards Wellington is being diverted right onto Fagan Rd, then Speedy Rd before turning right onto SH1. Southbound traffic heading towards Palmerston North is being diverted from SH3 onto Fagan Rd, then Speedy Rd before joining Penny Rd and back onto to SH3.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 13, 2020 05:29 UTC