News Story
The Third Alarm in downtown Auckland caused problems for Sky City when the main access road to both its Grand Hotel and Casino was blocked by Fire Service operations. Multiple calls, prompted by thick brown smoke pouring from the top of Federal House, originated from a blaze in kitchen ducting in Federal Street Deli. Fire appliances, hoses and equipment soon blocked Federal Street, the one-way street and sole access to Sky City. Diners were forced to leave nearby restaurants and hundreds of office workers were evacuated from surrounding buildings as a precaution - these crowds and extensive traffic management in the busy downtown streets kept our members busy. Sky City casino provided security staff to help with pedestrian control. Fortunately, operations wound down and surrounding streets were restored to normal before the evening traffic hours began.
