Car on fire inside Christchurch building

Black smoke can be seen in Papanui as emergency services deal with a fire in a building near Papanui Primary School.

Emergency services are responding to reports of a car on fire inside a building in Christchurch.

A fire spokesperson said the blaze appeared to be in an industrial area near Papanui Primary School.

A witness on Cranford St, near the school, said firefighters were already at the scene.

He said the air was full of black smoke clouds, and the fire appeared to be growing very big.

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