Two crews of firefighters remain at the New World Victoria Park supermarket in Auckland, following yesterday’s fire, and the section of Victoria Street between College Hill and Franklin Road is still closed.
The fire was extinguished last night, June 17, and firefighters are monitoring hotspots, incident controller Phil Larcombe says.
“Further assessment and observations will be made after daybreak, using an aerial appliance.
“The property is extensively damaged, and fire investigators have returned today to continue working to establish the origin and cause of the fire.”
Larcombe says Fire and Emergency NZ expects to maintain a presence at the scene for most of today.
