East Auckland residents urged to close doors and windows due to large factory fire

Fire and Emergency NZ crews are on the scene battling a large fire in East Tāmaki.

Firefighters battled a large blaze in East Auckland as residents were advised to stay away from the area and keep all windows and doors closed.

It is understood the fire is at a solvent storage facility.

Following many reports from the public at 5pm, six fire trucks raced to the blaze on Stonedon Drive, East Tāmaki.

Crews left the scene just after 7pm after the fire had been put out.

Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) has asked the public to avoid the area, keep all windows and doors shut, and to keep away from the smoke.

While the blaze has been extinguished, a FENZ spokesperson asked residents to take a “common sense approach” and keep themselves inside if a strong smell of smoke is still present.