The Fire Service is responding to a fire at a scrap metal factory in Takanini.
A Fire Service spokeswoman said eight trucks were at the scene at Metalman, and they were notified of it at 8.30pm.
![Smoke rising into the sky from 400m away from the factory. Photo / Sarah Ganly](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M3MSDXWFJ4OCDOZIAZ76BCZFH4.jpg?auth=643104ef589d40a2569d43ed5f42c0683de386b6855a455136e692c8ac433976&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
Nicola Woods lives close to the Metalman scrap metal plant near the Takanini off-ramp on the Southern Motorway, and said there is "smoke everywhere".