Fire trucks lined up in Auckland's CBD as crews work at the NZ International Convention Centre fire in October 2019. Photo / RNZFire trucks lined up in Auckland's CBD as crews work at the NZ International Convention Centre fire in October 2019. Photo / RNZBy Phil Pennington of RNZNearly two years on from the SkyCity convention centre blaze, the country's largest fire trucks keep breaking down and no new ones have been ordered. Breakdowns complicated the SkyCity convention centre fire response in October 2019. Wellington firefighter union president Clark Townsley said the aerial strategy meetings he is part of had only just begun.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 25, 2021 23:03 UTC