Fire and Emergency crews respond to truck fire at timber yard

Fire and Emergency was alerted to the blaze at 9.41am. Photo / Bevan Conley

Fire crews have responded to a fire in a timber yard off State Highway 1 near Taihape.

Fire and Emergency was alerted to the blaze at 9.40am.

Fire and Emergency (FENZ) shift manager Murray Dunbar said the callout involved a truck that was on fire at the Hautapu Pine site.

Dunbar said crews were working to extinguish the fire and cool nearby diesel tanks, but said it wasn't clear if the diesel tanks were trailer units for the truck or if the tanks belonged to the timber yard.

Two fire appliances from Taihape were at the scene.

The fire has since been extinguished.