Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ/Marika Khabazi
Fire and Emergency says Auckland crews have been called in to assist with the dampening down of hotspots after a storage building fire at Port Whangārei.
It says crews were alerted to a fire on Kioreroa Road at the port about 7:30pm on Tuesday.
The two-storey commercial building is used for the storage and installation of solar panels and lithium batteries.
At the height of the incident there were 11 crews attending, including a ladder truck from Auckland.
Advice from emergency services for residents to keep their windows and doors closed due to smoke drift was lifted just before 1.30am on Wednesday.
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