Emergency services arrived at the scene after a truck caught on fire on Great South Road, between Ridge and Razorback Rds. Southbound lanes on the Waikato Expressway near Pokeno are closed after a fuel tanker caught on fire. Emergency services arrived at the scene after a truck caught on fire on Great South Road, between Ridge and Razorback Rds at 10.20pm, police confirmed. Cook confirmed the truck was a fuel tanker, but said it was not yet clear what had started the fire. Passerby Jarrid O'Brien said he was around the corner when he saw the fuel tanker parked on the side of the motorway, with its engine on fire.

Source: Stuff March 09, 2021 10:18 UTC