Four rescued from roof of burning Auckland building

Four people have been rescued off the roof of a burning building in South Auckland this morning.

The blaze was on the upper level of a two storey apartment block on Bairds Rd, Otara, Jaron Philips from the Fire Service northern communications centre said.

Around 300 sqm of the building was also used for a shopping centre, he said, but the fire - which was called in around 8.35am - was located at the apartment section.

"Four members of the public were sighted in the roof of the apartment block where the fire is," Mr Philips said.

"They have just been rescued."

Aerial appliances were used to rescue the four people, he said.

There had been no reports of injuries.

The fire was now contained, and the fire operation was being scaled down.

The cause of the blaze was not yet known. A specialist fire investigator was on his way to the scene.