Auckland fire services were called to a fire on a cliff that required an airport crash fire vessel to extinguish. Fire services from Titirangi and Laingholm were called to Opou Point near French Bay Titirangi about 9pm as a vegetation fire blazed on the cliff face last night. An area of 5000 square metres was on fire. Northern fire communications shift manager Jaron Phillips said a airport crash fire vessel was met by fire services at French Bay.
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