Bay of Plenty packhouse destroyed by fire

8:28 pm on 14 December 2019

About 30 firefighters were needed to put out a blaze at a packhouse in the western Bay of Plenty.

Fire and Emergency says they received calls about the fire at Ross Ware Drive in Athenree Gorge just after 11am this morning.

The packhouse was about 50m by 30m and well alight by the time crews arrived, it said.

The fire was put out by about 1.30pm.

Fire and Emergency said it does not yet know the cause of the blaze or whether it was suspicious.