Fire in Flaxmere garage sends plume of black smoke skyward

The fire seen from Henderson Rd, near Omahu Rd, Woolwich, in Hastings. Photo / Dave Reay

A fire in a suburban garage in Flaxmere sent plumes of black smoke into the sky on Friday.

Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a fire in the 6m-by-6m garage on Henderson Rd in the Hastings suburb about 10am.

Two fire trucks were called and the fire was extinguished just after midday.

Henderson Rd was blocked for a while by police.

Firefighters and police at the scene of a fire on Henderson Rd, Flaxmere. Photo / Jack Riddell

A Hastings fire station spokesman said everyone who was at the property was able to get out uninjured.

Work was continuing into the cause of the fire.