"Detour details are not yet available but delays and possible cancellations are expected."
A major fire seriously damaged SkyCity's yet-to-be completed convention centre in October 2019.
Part of Nelson Street is closed due to a fire at the Sky City Convention Center. Detour details are not yet available but delays and possible cancellations are expected. pic.twitter.com/6247IPadD8
— Auckland Transport Travel Alerts (@AT_TravelAlerts) January 15, 2022
The 2019 fire took days to put out and caused some workplaces to evacuate as smoke drifted across the city.
Fire appliances at the scene at Nelson St. Photo / Andrew Laxon
It was later found to be caused by a gas torch, which accidentally left cardboard material smouldering on top of the under-construction centre.