Our 3-Step Escape Plan

  • First Escape Route
  • Second Escape Route
  • Meeting Place
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Your checklist

  • Get low

    Smoke is poisonous and more deadly than flames.

    If you breathe smoke for more than a few breaths it can kill you.

  • Be fast

    A house fire can kill you in less than three minutes.

    Don't spend time trying to save possessions.

  • Close doors

    A closed door buys you time.

    It slows down the spread of fire, giving you more time to get to safety.

  • Get out - stay out!

    People have died by going back into a fire.

    Don't leave the meeting place to go back inside for any reason.

Call emergency services as soon as you are out and safe. Ask for FIRE.

Clearly state your address and let the operator know it anyone is still inside or has not made it to the safe meeting place.

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Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Firefighters tackling large factory fire in Ōtāhuhu

Firefighters tackling large factory fire in Ōtāhuhu

1 November 2024

Fire and Emergency is responding to a large factory fire in Ōtāhuhu.

Fire and Emergency crews were called around 3.20pm on Friday to the 30x12 metre building on McGee Street. The first arriving crew found the building well involved in fire.

As at 4.15pm, there are 15 trucks and two support vehicles on the scene.

Residents and businesses in the immediate vicinity are advised to stay inside and keep their windows and doors closed due to the smoke being produced by the fire.

The public is advised to avoid the area while firefighters fight the fire.

Trains have been stopped between Ōtāhuhu and Middlemore due to the fire’s close proximity to the railway tracks.

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