Watch: A huge fire at a metal scrapyard in south Auckland has been burning for 10 hours, billowing black smoke into the sky.
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Firefighters are battling an "absolutely massive" blaze at a wrecking yard in the Auckland suburb of Papakura, with clouds of thick, black smoke pouring from the premises.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) responded to a report that multiple vehicles were ablaze at a scrap metal dealer, Global Metal Solutions, on Hunua Road in the south Auckland suburb, a spokesperson confirmed to Newshub. The flames quickly escalated to a level-three-alarm fire.