28 Dec 2023

Suspicious fire in Auckland CBD, building evacuated overnight

8:38 am on 28 December 2023
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File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

A seven-storey building in Auckland's CBD was evacuated overnight after a store caught on fire.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said it was called to the small fire on Hobson Street just after 3am this morning.

Four firetrucks responded, and the building was evacuated for an hour before people could return.

The fire was being treated as suspicious, and investigators were due to be at the scene later today.