Firefighters were called to a factory fire near Tauranga Airport overnight.
Carren Larking, of Fire and Emergency, said it appeared a car was on fire inside a building.
She said the Mount Maunganui crew was called to Aerodrome Rd at 9.40pm.
On arrival, they activated a second alarm to call in more manpower to help prevent the fire from spreading through the building.
Crews from Pāpāmoa and Tauranga also attended.