Business owners are assessing the damage after a blaze destroyed two thirds of a shopping block in South Auckland last night.
The large fire, in Takanini, caused part of Great South Road and a motorway off ramp to be closed last night.
Fire and Emergency's Assistant Commander Dave McKeown says the fire began in a restaurant but quickly took over the building by spreading through a ceiling cavity.
Reporter Rayssa Almeida is on the scene in Takanini.
