Firefighters rush to blaze at Auckland's Westgate Mitre 10
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Firefighters are responding to a large fire at a Mitre 10 hardware store in the Auckland suburb of Westgate.
Emergency services were alerted to the blaze at 6.40pm Saturday, and 17 fire trucks were sent, including three ladder units, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said.
The building, which is 200 metres long and 80m wide was described as heavily smoke logged.
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Fire crews were sent from West Harbour, Kumeu, Te Atatu, Auckland City, Henderson, Parnell, Avondale, Greenhithe, Ellerslie.
An on-duty pharmacist close by said he heard the sirens and fire trucks after 7pm but couldn't see any flames.
The pharmacist said he could see an aerial appliance had its ladder in the air but he couldn't see any water going onto the building.
He counted at least five fire trucks at the scene and said the Mitre 10 Mega was currently closed.
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