25 Oct 2019

SkyCity fire under control -Mayor Phil Goff give us the damage

From First Up, 5:41 am on 25 October 2019

Three days after the SkyCity Convention Centre fire began, firefighter crews are in the recovery phase of their operation. The massive fire which engulfed the entire roof of the $700 million dollar building has destroyed about 85 percent of the roof. Fire and Emergency NZ say they're still dealing with an active fire with about 70 firefighters locating and extinguishing hot spots on the roof and inside the building. Authorities say eight million litres of contaminated water will enter the harbour over the next three days. Meanwhile, life around the site is starting to return to normal. FENZ and Auckland Transport are hoping to start to lift come cordons, and the Sky Tower is due to reopen today. Phil Goff who is our Auckland Mayor but has also been the fire correspondent in high demand this week, joined Indira Stewart on the phone.