Christopher Luxon’s electorate office in Botany
Photo: Stuff/Ava Whitworth
Police are treating a fire at Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s Auckland electorate office as suspicious.
The building was cordoned off just after 9.50 Wednesday morning after a person nearby reported hearing a loud bang at the building on Millhouse Drive in Botany.
Pharmacist at nearby Millhouse Pharmacy Phillip Kang said he heard the noise, which he initially thought may have been a car crash, and then emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after.
Police were guarding the scene, Kang said.
In a statement, police confirmed they were treating the fire as suspicious and investigations are ongoing.
A cordon has been established and a scene examination will take place.
A spokesperson for Luxon said: “There was a fire at the office. Our staff are safe and were not harmed.
“It is now a police matter so we do not have further comment at this stage.”
Photo: Stuff/Ava Whitworth
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