Firefighters battle blazes in Auckland, Hikurangi

7:49 am on 4 February 2024
A close-up of the Fire and Emergency NZ logo.

A fire broke out at a two-storey house in Hikurangi about 5.25am. Photo: Marika Khabazi / RNZ

Firefighters on Sunday morning were dampening down hotspots at the scene of a house fire north of Whangārei.

Fire and Emergency said three firetrucks worked to extinguish the blaze, which broke out at a two-storey house in Hikurangi about 5.25am.

Fire crews also extinguished a large blaze at a scrapyard in Ōtāhuhu in Auckland, which was reported at about 10pm Saturday.