Firefighters battled a large grass fire on the side of Māngere Mountain in Auckland this morning.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) spokesperson told 1News it received calls of a fire in Māngere Bridge at around 2am and sent crews from Māngere, Onehunga, Mount Roskill, Ōtāhuhu, Ōtara and Papatoetoe.
At the height of the fire, a total of 36 firefighters and nine trucks were at the scene.
FENZ said the fire on the side of the mountain had only damaged grass.
At its peak, 36 firefighters and nine fire trucks were at the scene on Auckland’s Māngere Mountain. (Source: Breakfast)
It has since been put out and fire crews have left the scene.
A fire investigator would arrive later this morning to determine the cause.
