8 May 2025

Update on Glen Innes fire

From Nine To Noon, 9:40 am on 8 May 2025
Fire crews were called to a blaze at a Work and Income New Zealand building in Glen Innes on Thursday 8 May 2025.

Fire crews were called to a blaze at a Work and Income New Zealand building in Glen Innes on Thursday. Photo: Supplied

A fire in Glen Innes has caused thick black smoke to billow over the Auckland suburb this morning.

About 50 firefighters have been battling a blaze in a Work and Income building.

Crews were called to Mayfair Place at about 7am.

RNZ reporter Finn Blackwell speaks to Kathryn from the site.

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