Firefighters on aerial appliances are hosing down the remains of a large industrial building now gutted and left as a shell, in the south Auckland suburb of Wiri.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Tuesday, large plumes of dark grey smoke could be seen from several kilometres away.<\/p>\n
Police closed Roscommon Road and were directing traffic back on to the motorway.<\/p>\n
They are encouraging motorists to use alternative routes.<\/p>\n
No one from Fire and Emergency was available to comment but RNZ understands crews from seven stations attended.<\/p>\n
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\nFire trucks at the site of a blaze in Wiri that closed a main road in the Auckland suburb.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Kim Baker Wilson\n<\/p>\n
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\nFire crews dampen down the site of a blaze at Wiri, Auckland.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Kim Baker Wilson\n<\/p>\n
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\nFirefighters at the scene of a blaze at an industrial site in Wiri, Auckland.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Kim Baker Wilson\n<\/p>\n
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\nThe fire sent plumes of smoke that could be seen from several kilometres away.
\nPhoto: Supplied \/ Ben Chissell\n<\/p>\n
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\nPhoto: Shaun McLaughlin\n<\/p>\n
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\nEmergency services at the site.
\nPhoto: RNZ \/ Kim Baker Wilson\n<\/p>\n
More to come…<\/p>\n