Two firefighters have been sent to hospital after battling a blaze in an industrial building in West Auckland.
Eighteen fire trucks rushed to Bancroft Cres, Glendene, where a whirlwind of flames was bursting from the roof and acrid, black smoke was spewing across the area.
![Photographs from the scene show firefighters using a ladder truck to douse the fire from above.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OEYDKR3OKJDD7KXZB2LFACMUXQ.jpg?auth=25c9a42b3c603da591f964e02c6c7605c316254de60ac36191f60280b4259be4&width=16&height=22&quality=70&smart=true)
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said crews were called to the site about 2.45pm.