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Car fire blocks lanes on major Auckland motorway

By 1News Reporters
1:36pm
A car on fire near Grafton on State Highway 1.

A car on fire near Grafton on State Highway 1. (Source: NZTA)

A car fire on a major Auckland motorway has blocked lanes and snarled traffic in the central city this afternoon.

Emergency services responded to reports of a car fire on the southbound lanes of State Highway 1 near Grafton at 1.09pm.

Police said the fire occurred just after the on-ramp from the port link.

"No one has been injured inside the vehicle," a spokesperson said.

Traffic was being impacted in both directions due to smoke.

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