Five crews of firefighters have been called to combat a fire at a duplex in South Auckland this afternoon, with flames initially spreading to the neighbouring unit.
Fire and Emergency NZ was alerted to a fire on Finlay Pl in Ōtara at 12.33pm today, during an hour-long strike by the NZ Professional Firefighters Union.
FENZ Te Hiku region manager Ron Devlin said the house was part of a single-level duplex with both houses vacant.
"They found the first dwelling well alight and the fire spreading to the adjoining dwelling."
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Volunteer crews from Laingholm, Pokeno and Clevedon responded, later joined by career crews from Ōtara and Ōtāhuhu once the strike ended.
The fire was now under control, with no injuries reported.
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