Source: Radio New Zealand
A car wreckers is on fire in Upper Hutt. Wellington Fire and Emergency
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at a wreckers yard in Upper Hutt, but will still be there for some time.
Shift manager Murray Dunbar said they were called to the scene on Goodshed Road at 1.30pm, and at its peak, there were 13 trucks in attendance.
He said the fire was largely extinguished and the crews were moving into the mop up phase, dampening hotspots that might still be smouldering.
Fire and Emergency said crews would be on the scene for a while, assessing the burnt area inside the wreckers.
Dunbar said electric and petrol vehicles were at the yard.
Emergency services said there was traffic congestion in the area and was asking people to avoid the streets surrounding the incident.
Goodshed Road, Blenheim Street and Seddon Street were still closed
Meanwhile, a local nearby said the air was filled with thick black smoke combined with the sound of bangs and pops as bits exploded in the heat in the fire at the wreckers yard.
The witness said everyone was standing on Blenheim Road while Goodshed Road was evacuated.
He said it appeared the fire was mostly out now and crews were packing up.
The local said there was some traffic build up in the area as a result of the road closures.
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