Several vans might be seen at Auckland’s NorthWest mall as firefighters responded to an incident there on Saturday. Video / Supplied
A busy Auckland mall full of Christmas shoppers has been evacuated after studies of smoke coming from the constructing.
NorthWest Shopping Centre in Westgate was evacuated this afternoon.
Four fire vans and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) help automobiles have gathered on the scene. An operational help unit has additionally arrived.
Firefighters have been seen getting into the mall.
They responded at 4.07pm right this moment after studies of a “second alarm structure fire” in West Auckland.
The Herald understands that preliminary studies to emergency companies got here simply after 4pm that smoke had been seen in one of many retailers contained in the mall.
One shopper told the Herald that they’d seen firefighters on the bottom however hadn’t seen any indicators of fire themselves.
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Auckland mall evacuated over fire fears; Xmas shoppers told to leave
Auckland mall evacuated over fire fears; Xmas shoppers told to leave
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Auckland mall evacuated over fire fears; Xmas shoppers told to leave