Major fire at ITM building in Tākaka, Golden Bay

Dozens of firefighters have been battling a large commercial building fire in Tākaka in Golden Bay this morning.

At 3am, the fire service received the first call about the blaze, which is being reported on social media as occurring at the ITM building.

Thirteen fire trucks from all over the Golden Bay area were sent to the fire in Tākaka this morning.

On arrival, the 40m x 50m structure was “well involved”, Fire and Emergency southern shift manager Bailey Wells said.

Crews came from Tākaka, Collingwood, Upper Tākaka, Kaiteriteri, Motueka and Nelson City, with 13 trucks sent in total.

A fire at an ITM in Golden Bay ripped through the building this morning before dozens of firefighters extinguished it.

Every truck in the area was in use, so another truck was sent from Nelson to cover the area in case another fire was reported, Wells said.

At 4.50am, the fire had been mostly extinguished, with firefighters moving into “overhaul mode” and damping down hotspots.

The cause of the fire that ripped through an ITM in Tākaka in Golden Bay this morning is still unknown.

There were no indications the fire had spread to neighbouring buildings and nobody was inside. The cause of the fire was unknown.