7:24 am today

Boat fire in Stanmore Bay contained by firefighters

7:24 am today
A fire truck, close-up, in Wellington.

Twelve fire trucks attended a boat fire on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Photo: Pretoria Gordon / RNZ

Fire crews are at the scene of a blaze at a boat yard in Stanmore Bay, Whangaparāoa.

Fire and Emergency was called to the fire on a 16 foot (4.8 metres) boat on Poplar Lane at 2:30am on Sunday.

A spokesperson said the fire was contained to the one vessel, with 12 fire trucks at the scene during its peak.

Crews remain on site monitoring hotspots and there were no reports of injuries.

It was not known how the fire started.

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