Fire crews rush to put out bitumen truck on fire in East Tāmaki

Fire crews have rushed to put out a bitumen truck on fire in east Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland on Thursday evening.

A spokesperson from Fire and Emergency/Whakaratonga Iwi told Newshub crews were called to the blaze on Crooks Rd in East Tāmaki just after 6:30pm.

Five crews managed to extinguish the inferno an hour later, by about 7:30pm.

There are no road closures.

A camera operator at the scene said there were multiple loud explosions during the fire.

Five fire crews managed to extinguish the blaze about an hour after arriving.
Five fire crews managed to extinguish the blaze about an hour after arriving. Photo credit: Newshub.
Fire crews rush to put out bitumen truck on fire in East Tāmaki
Photo credit: Newshub.