Central fire communications shift manager Jan Wills said the fire broke out at the Kiwi Self Storage facility in Kilbirnie's Rongotai Rd, near Wellington Airport, around 12.45am. It was classified "fifth alarm" - the most extreme end of the Fire Service's response scale.
Fire near Wellington airport
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