Helicopters were earlier placed on standby.

Jirong Wang was found dead inside the bus; Airbnb owner 'deeply shaken'.

A man, 46, and woman, 39, are due to appear in court next week.

The blaze left almost 120 employees without a place to work.

Officers say they have not yet linked the fire to a dispute over a Mongrel Mobster's body.

A car fire at an Onekawa wreckers spread to the shed surrounding it.

Four people were seen running away from the area after a suspicious fire broke out at Just Funerals, Māngere Bridge. Video / NZ Herald / Cameron Pitney

A female occupant was checked for smoke inhalation after the fire.

Four people were seen running from the area around the home last night.

The plant was destroyed in massive blaze that sent toxic smoke across North Shore suburbs.

North Shore residents have had their first glimpse of the devastation caused by the recent fire at the Abilities Group recycling plant on Hill Rd. Video / NZ Herald

It would have been like being stuck above 'a mini-volcano about to erupt'.

Two firefighters had to be rescued last night after their aerial unit broke down, stranding them above the flames in a cloud of heavy smoke.

A Givealittle page has been set up to support recovery efforts after the Glenfield blaze.

Shoppers smelled smoke in the food court, but no fire alarm sounded.

The union said the 'last resort' failed when a manual lever broke in a firefighter's hand.

It's believed the fire was likely caused by lithium batteries.

Helicopter crews film thick flames and black smoke from a Wairau Valley business on Auckland's North Shore.

Emergency services respond to vessel fire off Coromandel coast; one person rescued.

'I've just got to get up, keep functioning and roll with these punches.'

A West Auckland family is reeling after a fire tore through their Henderson home on Sunday night, leaving them homeless - and uninsured. Video / Supplied

Ferry engine fire near Auckland swiftly contained, no injuries reported on board.

A nearby restaurant worker says the whole building has 'disappeared'.

The historical building was 'basically destroyed' after going up in flames last night.

The hotel's licensee was left with only the clothes on his back and his little kitten.

The fire took hold last night in the South Taranaki township, destroying the hotel. Video / Supplied

Fire crews have extinguished a blaze at a home on Ellerton Road in Mt Eden. Video / NZ Herald

One person was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Firefighters have responded to a house fire in Ōrākei this morning, with one person taken to hospital in serious condition and another treated at the scene for injuries.

Emergency services were called to the blaze at 9.45am.