Spectacular blaze lights up Queen St

A blaze on Queen St was a spectacular sight tonight, though fire crews easily handled the flare-up.

The rubbish and cardboard blaze in front of a clothing store in Auckland's central business district was captured on video by a passerby.

Fire Emergency New Zealand said a single fire engine put out the "small and insignificant" fire.

The fire was lit in front of Hallensteins, which was unscathed.

A video showed the fire in front of the clothing shop, close to a black truck.

An alarm can be heard ringing in the background.