Fire breaks out at Coca-Cola facility in Auckland's Mt Wellington

A fire has broken out at the Coca-Cola distribution centre in Auckland's Mt Wellington this afternoon.

Fire crews from Ōtara, Ōtāhuhu, Mt Wellington, Onehunga and Parnell responded to the blaze at around 4.30pm this afternoon.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said the fire broke out on the second floor of the building, and had since been contained.

"Approximately 12 trucks replied to incident and are all still in attendance," the spokesperson said.

Footage captured by 1News showed smoke billowing from the roof.

Coca-Cola NZ said it was aware of an "incident" at its Mt Wellington site.

"Our site emergency procedures were activated and are working closely with the fire service who are responding to the situation," a spokesperson said.

"The safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority – all people on site have been accounted for."

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