'Billowing smoke': Crews called to Wellington fire at Victoria Uni's Karori campus

Crew battled a blaze in Karori, Wellington this afternoon. Photo / Erin Krebs

The fire was in a two-storey building

Fire broke out on Victoria University's Karori campus today.

Fire and Emergency NZ said they sent eight appliances to the campus, after multiple calls from 3.17pm.

The two-level education block on the university campus is about 13 metres by 11 metres, the emergency service said.

The fire is now out and crews will dampen hot spots and monitor the area.

Witness Erin Krebs she saw "billowing smoke" coming from the Old Teachers College.

"I could see all the windows were boarded up," she said.

Crew battled a blaze in Karori, Wellington this afternoon. Photo / Erin Krebs

She initially thought it was a hill fire because there was "so much smoke".

"I arrived at the same time as the fire crew but they went to Donald St as the driveway to the college was blocked off as it looks like it is now a construction site."