News Story
The fire last night at Mangere escalated to a 3rd alarm when it was realised flames were racking the building,a panel-beater's workshop. Late night work was interrupted when flames were seen. The alarm was given and fire quickly engulfed the place, venting through the roof. Firefighters mounted both ground-level and aerial attacks. Our members closed surrounding roads, but later reopened sections to enable trucks to deliver and pickup urgent freight. The canteen attended. With just a few hours' sleep, members were on the job again in Dominion Road, Mt Roskill, where a truck and a bus had collided, taking with them a power pole. Live lines fell across Dominion Road, one of Auckland's busiest routes. Once Vector electricians declared the lines safe, and with the onset of the morning rush hour, our members set up an intricate traffic management scheme, a one way arrangement down the wrong side, saving city-bound commuters a complicated detour.
