Blaze at car wreckers in South Auckland now extinguished
Photo:
RNZ / Nate McKinnon
Nearly 30 firefighters tackled a large blaze at a car wreckers in South Auckland on Friday afternoon.
Fire and Emergency says they were called to a fire at Redhill, near Papakura, shortly before 4pm.
About eight cars were on fire when crews arrived, but the blaze has now been extinguished.
A fire investigator is on the scene.
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