News Story
A persistent fire in Danske Mobler's furniture factory in Three Kings escalated to a 3rd Alarm this morning. Further firefighters were called in to relieve those who had been working in in the heat of a full-on Auckland summer's day. There was an ironic twist that towards the end of firefighting operations there was a local cloud-burst with a prolonged very heavy shower. The no-exit street leading to the burning factory was closed by members to give it over entirely to operations and to avoid congestion. This proved a difficult task - it's shared by other large factories, a storage facility and several blocks of apartments - with many vehicles wanting access. Our response included the canteen, kept busy distributing ice cold drink and serving meals. It turned out to be a long-duration job... members were on site for more than 5 hours.
