The building is approximately 20 by 20m and the fire was on the 16th floor, he said.
A nearby cafe manager said there were two fire engines outside a construction site next to the library and “lots of construction workers standing outside”. There was “no smoke and flames” she could see.
She said the branding on the site was from Icon Construction.
RNZ reported that Wakefield Street is closed between Mayoral Drive and Queen St.
Rutland Street is closed between Queen Street and Lorne Street.
The fire is understood to be at 2/14 Wakefield St, the site of Auckland’s second-largest commercial building project by global fund PAG, known as Wakefield Place, according to a list released this week by CBRE.
More to come …
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