Fire at Otaika Accommodation Park cabin, Whangārei, forces NorthTec students from classroom

A cabin fire at a Whangārei accommodation park caused a classroom at the nearby NorthTec campus to self-evacuate.

Firefighters were called to the Otaika Accommodation Park at 1.30pm today.

Northland Assistant Commander Graeme Quensell said the fire was fully involved when crews arrived.

He estimated the cabin was 8m by 3m and said the fire had been extinguished within six minutes.

Quensell said an ambulance was requested to check a female occupant for smoke inhalation.

A video posted to social media showed smoke billowing from the park to Te Pūkenga NorthTec next door.

Smoke could be seen billowing across Raumanga on Monday afternoon during a fully involved cabin fire. Photo / Supplied

A voice could be heard telling people to “get out of the smoke” over the top of the sound of a fire alarm.

A NorthTec spokeswoman said a classroom on the campus chose to self-evacuate because of the smoke.

A fire investigator will look into the cause of the blaze.

Otaika Accommodation Park was unavailable for comment.

Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.