23 Oct 2019

Waiting for the Sky City Convention Centre roof to fall

From Lately, 10:20 pm on 23 October 2019

Firefighters are still waiting for the roof of the Sky City convention centre to burn out, 33 hours after the fire began in central Auckland. Firefighters have been letting the roof be completely destroyed and collapse, which will allow them to tackle hot-spots deeper in the building. Katie Doyle reports from the cordon and Dr Geoff Thomas gives an architectural perspective on the downfall of using straw as an insulation material.

SkyCity convention centre fire in Auckland CBD

Photo: RNZ / Danielle Street