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Firefighters battle blaze at home on Auckland's North Shore

By 1News Reporters
September 30, 2024

Emergency services rushed to the scene at about 2.30am. (Source: 1News)

A number of firefighters worked to extinguish a house fire on Auckland's North Shore that broke out early this morning.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson told 1News fire crews responded to multiple calls about a house fire on Beach Rd in Castor Bay shortly before 2.30am.

They said seven trucks and 34 firefighters were working on extinguishing the blaze, which was contained to the one-storey property.

There were no people in the house at the time.

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