News Story
Very heavy rain, combined with powerful wind gusts and what have been described as "mini-tornadoes" caused widespread damage in many parts of Auckland today. Members responded to several incidents, including one at Papatoetoe where freak gusts felled a large tree. Its upper limbs crashed into a house breaking roof tiles but the trunk landed atop a late model BMW car parked on the front lawn. The tree also took out power lines blacking-out neighbouring houses. Members waited until Vector staff made the lines safe and firefighters had trimmed the tree. Arborists are dealing with the rest.
Just as soon as the storm passed members were alerted to a Second Alarm house fire in Ayr Street, Parnell. The busy through-road had to be closed during fire-fighting operations.
