A nearby shop worker said police had cordoned off the access road with the Harris Rd block of shops and directed her to use a different way to get to her store.
She confirmed the fire had been at the barber shop and said about two police cars and some fire trucks were still at the scene.
One Two Upper Cuts’ website says: “From the ashes we will rise”. The message came after its other salon on Weymouth Rd, Manurewa, was burnt down in January in what was described at the time as a suspicious fire.
A suspicious fire struck One Two Upper Cuts on Weymouth Rd, Manurewa, in January. Photo / Hayden Woodward
Photos from that blaze showed the inside of the Manurewa shop gutted by fire. Charred chairs and blackened counters were all that remainedd of the business, while the footpath and road were strewn with debris.
The neighbouring shops, a food bar and a laundromat, were also damaged. Nobody was hurt in the incident, police said.
The owners set up a Givealittle page after the first fire that raised just over $9000.
“What once was a hub for our community, and a special space to us has now been burnt down to the ground,” the page stated.
“But from the ashes we will rise and from the ruins we will rebuild.
“Sadly our shop is not covered by insurance, and it burdens us to ask for help, but if your (sic) in the position to give, anything will help and we’ll be eternally grateful.”
