Firefighters battling the blaze last night. Photo/Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade
About 20 appliances are battling a large fire at Carter Holt Harvey's Kopine Mill near Thames.
Residents are reporting seeing large flames from as far away as Ngaruawahia.
A fire and emergency shift manager confirmed there were two large piles of wooden pallets on fire.
Crew from around the Waikato were in attendance to assist with water supply.
Fire crew were alerted to the fire at 9.20pm.
Call #100: Mill fire near Kopu, from Tues 10/4 & Wed 11/4. (Pics credit: RFF Rick Watson) -AG-
Posted by Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade on Tuesday, 10 April 2018