31 May 2023

Auckland scrap metal yard could face disciplinary action

From Midday Report, 12:43 pm on 31 May 2023

An Auckland scrap metal yard could face disciplinary action if it is found it did not comply with environmental regulations

A fire has been burning in the suburb of Favona since midnight and involves a ten metre high pile of scrap metal.

Previous fires have broken out at the Sims Metal scrap yard in 2018 and 2017.

Mervyn Chetty is Auckland Council's General Manager of Licensing & Regulatory Compliance.