Offices in a timber mill were destroyed in an overnight blaze but firefighters managed to save stacks of processed timber ready for export.
Fire crews from Ruakaka, Waipu, Portland, three appliances from Whangarei and an operational support team rushed to ETC 2006 Ltd on Port Marsden Rd in Ruakaka about 1.20am yesterday.
Another appliance from the New Zealand Refinery was dispatched but wasn't required.
Ruakaka Fire Brigade station officer Jeff D'Ath said the office building was totally involved when firefighters arrived and the fire had spread on to the pallets of timber ready for export.
His brigade could not assemble together a second crew so help was sought from nearby brigades.