Eight fire crews were sent to fight a fire on Customs St West in Auckland this evening. Photo/Supplied
An apartment block was evacuated tonight as eight fire crews battled a blaze in downtown Auckland.
Northern fire service shift manager Scott Osmond said emergency services were called at 9.10pm to the fire in a building on Customs St West.
The cause of the fire was still unclear but it
was contained in one apartment, he said. The fire has now been extinguished.
"It's all out - they're just cleaning up now," Osmond said.
However the whole building was evacuated as a precaution. He did not know if people had been allowed back into the building.