Fire and Emergency says the blaze started at the old Fitzherbert Tavern on Ferguson Street about 5:15pm.

Eight fire trucks are on the scene as well as a command unit and support unit.

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Other Accident and Emergency News

02 Nov: UK train stabbing leaves 10 in hospital, nine with life-threatening injuries, police say

02 Nov: A bus has collided with the edge of an overpass and caught fire on Auckland's North Shore

02 Nov: A push to protect Auckland's beloved mountains from going up in flames - as Guy Fawkes draws closer

02 Nov: Firefighters have put out a large blaze at a commercial property in Auckland's Orewa overnight

01 Nov: State Highway One in Christchurch's Hei Hei's now reopened - after a house fire forced it to close

01 Nov: A Lamborghini's burst into flames in a two-vehicle crash in Auckland's Remuera this afternoon

01 Nov: A person's been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a two-vehicle crash in the Bay of Plenty

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Soccer:
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