Firefighters and two helicopters are battling a serious bush fire threatening three or four homes on Auckland's North Shore. Video / Supplied
Firefighters have managed to stop a large bush fire on Auckland's North Shore from threatening three or four homes.
Fire and Emergency were alerted to a fire in trees and thick bush near Okura River Rd about 2.20pm today.
Colin Underdown, shift manager for Northern communications, said there was nolonger a threat to the three or four homes down a long right of way on East Cost Rd that backed onto the area of bush on fire.
Firefighters have stopped a large bush fire on the North Shore from threatening three or four homes. Photo / Sylvie Whinray
He said one of two helicopters fighting the blaze was no longer being used but there is still a big presence of six pumps, six water tankers, two smoke chasers and two rural pumps at work.
Underdown did not know how big the fire was at about 6pm.
