New Zealand / Auckland Region

Fire at wrecking yard engulfs car crusher

14:22 pm on 9 March 2021

A fire at a wrecking yard in South Auckland is now under control.

Photo: RNZ / Ella Stewart

Fire and Emergency said they were alerted to the blaze at Global Metal Solutions on Hunua Road in Papakura at 11.45am.

They said seven appliances attended the scene after a two-storey car crushing machine caught fire.

It is the second blaze there in a matter of months - in January, a huge fire broke-out at the business, which shut nearby roads and forced local residents to stay indoors.