A spectacular fire has broken out at an Auckland marina, destroying at least one boat and damaging five others.
The fire started in the Pine Harbour Marina at Beachlands at about 3.30pm when a local eyewitness saw flames shooting from a motor yacht and then two men running "hard out" down the pier.
Russell Heenan, whose home overlooks the marina, said that he thought the men had been working on the boat prior to the fire starting and that it was most likely an accident.
"A gas bottle just exploded and nearly blew us off the pier," Heenan said.
