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Mt Roskill fire sends thick black smoke over property near Southwestern Motorway

From NZ Herald · () English

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  • Emergency services responded to a fire in Mt Roskill after thick black smoke rose from a property near the Southwestern Motorway.
  • Firefighters from six stations, including locations as far away as Ōtara, attended the incident.
  • The fire was reported shortly after 1 p.m., when a strike by New Zealand professional firefighters had ended.

Thick black smoke was seen billowing from a property in Mt Roskill near Auckland’s Southwestern Motorway as emergency services responded to the fire.

Firefighters from six stations attended, with crews responding from Mt Roskill, Avondale, Auckland City, Balmoral, Onehunga and Ōtara. The incident was reported shortly after 1 p.m., when the latest strike by the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union had ended.

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