Transformer catches fire outside Eden Park

Photo / Daniel Hines

One person was trapped in a lift after a transformer caught fire outside Eden Park today.

Fire Service spokesman Paul Radden said four appliances were called to the Mt Eden incident at 12pm.

He said a transformer outside Eden Park had caught fire but had self-extinguished by the time firefighters arrived.

"I can confirm it was just one person trapped in the lift due to the power
outage and they were subsequently rescued by Fire Service staff," Mr Radden said.

All four fire engines have now left the scene.

The incident won't affect the Auckland v Taranaki ITM Cup game this afternoon - which is due to kick off at 2.35pm.

Eden Park chief executive David Kennedy said the power outage at the venue had been fixed.

"It's all up and running again now. It knocked out power to us for some of the park, for some of the thing, but it's all back up and running now. Everything has returned to normal."

Vector spokeswoman Sandy Hodge said the company had people onsite immediately to deal with the power outages experienced by "a couple of people".

"It would have sounded like a bit of a bang," Ms Hodge said.

"We've got guys there now and it shouldn't take too long to fix things up. It's quite isolated."