Auckland fires: Police investigating if four overnight fires are linked

Police are investigating if four fires across Auckland overnight are linked.

The first incident emergency services were called out to was to a fire at a commercial premises on Richardson Rd in Mount Roskill around 9.38pm.

A couple of hours later, at 11.31pm, police responded to reports of a house fire on Hillsborough Rd.

A truck engulfed in flames on Dundale Ave in Blockhouse Bay was then reported around 1.43am, before a car fire on Kiwitea St in Sandringham at 1.58am.

A deck, vehicle, and furniture caught fire at a Hillsborough Rd property after fireworks hit the deck. Photo / Hayden Woodward

“Police investigations are ongoing to determine if any of these fires are linked,” a police spokesperson said.

RNZ reported that Fire and Emergency said fireworks hit the upper deck of the Hillsborough Rd property, and that the flames had spread through most of the property by the time they arrived.

No one was injured.

Caitlan Johnston is a breaking news reporter based in Waikato. She joined the Herald in 2022.