Smoke from the fire in Auckland billows into the night sky. Photo: Armin Pasagic via NZ HeraldA massive explosion and fireball rocked west Auckland suburbs early today, destroying at least a dozen vehicles. Thick black smoke filled the sky in west Auckland after the cars went up in flames at a New Lynn wrecker's yard. Fire and Emergency NZ northern shift manager Carren Larking said multiple calls were received about the fire since 1.06am. "Some people said it was just a grass fire, some said it was a transformer on fire but on arrival we found 12-15 cars on fire in a car wrecker's yard."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 29, 2020 20:15 UTC