The incident occurred in the west-central Wellington suburb of Northland.
The Fire and Emergency NZ spokesperson said the fire has since been extinguished by one of their other engines.
Mechanics were also heading out to assess the vehicle.
The spokesperson confirmed no one was injured and said crew members were not responding to a call at the time of the fire.
Instead, the incident occurred while they were “cruising” around.
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