Firefighters battled a blaze at a large homeless encampment beneath the Newton Rd overbridge overnight. Photo / Hayden Woodward
A brush fire that started in a large homeless encampment closed part of Auckland’s central motorway for several hours overnight.
Firefighters received multiple calls about 9.30pm on Monday, with reports of trees on fire at the intersection of Newton Rd and Piwakawaka St in Eden Terrace, Fire and Emergency NZ
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Source: New Zealand Herald · Herald Reporters
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