Fire tears through Auckland apartment building in Onehunga

A fire has broken at an apartment building on Onehunga Mall. Photo / supplied

Fire crews have contained a blaze which engulfed an apartment building in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga tonight.

The "well-involved fire" was on the second floor of a two-storey apartment building.

Six fire trucks and around 30 fire crew members were at the scene.

An apartment building in Onehunga is engulfed in flames as fire crews battle to extinguish the blaze. Photo / Hayden Woodward

About six fire trucks alongside support vehicles at the scene tyring to put out the blaze. Photo / Hayden Woodward

The fire broke out at around 7:40pm.

At about 9:20pm a fire and emergency service spokesperson has confirmed the fire is now contained.

Police believe all residents are out of the building and a spokesperson said there are no reports of any injuries.

Smoke had spread through Onehunga as a result of the blaze, residents said.

Fire crews battle to extinguish the blaze in Onehunga. Photo / Hayden Woodward

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