Light fitting sparks fire at Auckland Hospital

10:15 am on 4 March 2026
Auckland city Hospital sign

Auckland City Hospital. File photo. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi

A fire in a building at Auckland Hospital has been extinguished on Wednesday morning.

Fire and Emergency said a light fitting on level six of a nine-storey building had caught fire, and was reported around 8.30am.

The fire was extinguished shortly before 9am and the floor was ventilated.

FENZ said there was no injuries.

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