Westmere EV blaze: Two cars on fire, house exterior damaged

An electric vehicle has gone up in flames in one of Auckland’s richest suburbs overnight, damaging another vehicle and the outside of a home.

A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were called to Sunny Brae Cres in Westmere at 3am.

A crew each from Grey Lynn and Auckland City arrived to find two vehicles – one an EV – in flames near a two-storey house.

Fire crews from across central Auckland have contained a blaze involving an electric vehicle on Sunny Brae Crescent, Westmere. Photo / Hayden Woodward

Photos from the scene show the fire caused damage to the exterior of the home before the blaze was extinguished by 3.35am.

There were no injuries and a fire investigator has been called to the scene.

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