"Startling and frightening" fire issues have been discovered in a big North Shore apartment complex.
Bronwen McPherson, chairperson of Bay Palms Body Corporate in Browns Bay, has written to residents before their annual general meeting today, telling how fire issues emerged when leak investigations were being made.
"It is just as well that we had a fire survey done as it uncovered the startling and frightening fact that there were no fire collars around the pipes going from floor to floor. These collars help prevent flames, heat and smoke from travelling between floors and are essential for safety purposes," McPherson wrote this month.
Fire issues have been discovered at other leaky apartment complexes when weathertightness issues were examined. The Home Owners and Buyers Association said it had found alarming faults in several other complexes.