Fire breaks out at Wellington McDonald's

A fire broke out in McDonald's in Wellington's Manners Street this morning.

Fire crews were alerted to a vat fire in the restaurant just after 7am.

On arrival, they also discovered smoke coming from the roof area, and have since discovered the fire spread to a chimney flue.

Driver tells us the bus is diverting because "Manners Mall is on fire" #Thursday #Wellington

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The incident forced the closure of Manners Street, a central bus route through the city centre.

Fire crews were kept busy dealing with two additional blazes in Wellington this morning.

The first broke out around 4.45am when a person fell asleep while cooking in a house in Jackson Street, Petone.

A fire spokesperson said the man woke up to find the kitchen stove ablaze and was taken to hospital as a precaution for smoke inhalation.

Another blaze, around 8.30am, was a small fire in the roof of a house in Tawa.

Initially one person was thought to be missing, but they have since been located and are not injured.