Firefighters are working to extinguish a blaze after a rubbish truck load caught alight in Auckland's Avondale.
1News footage from near Saunders Place showed a huge pile of rubbish on fire near a JJ's Waste and Recycling truck.
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson confirmed crews received a call just after 9.30am to reports of a rubbish truck fire.
Two trucks, one hazmat crew and one support unit responded to the incident.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the rubbish as firefighters continued to work on extinguishing the fire.
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It was unclear what caused the fire, but a fire investigator would attend.
JJ's Waste and Recycling has been contacted for comment.
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