Fire and Emergency New Zealand are treating a massive car fire at a major Hamilton shopping centre as suspicious.
A spokesperson from Fenz said they received multiple calls at 1.50pm this afternoon regarding a car that went up in flames outside the Briscoes store at The Base shopping centre in Te Rapa.
The fire was “well-involved” on arrival, the spokesperson said, but was extinguished quickly by the single fire truck that was sent to the scene. There were no reports of injuries.
![The burned-out remains of a car outside the Briscoes store at The Base shopping centre in Hamilton.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/64G7VQQF6JCXNLUFN6OOCOTOMY.jpg?auth=b150cbc86993b44b1274add1bb633ff627cca2ae9a3f66672fbfb794b5e36e96&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
A video supplied to the Herald showed flames completely engulfing the car and thick black smoke covering the carpark. In another video on a local community page, a voice can be heard telling people to run and evacuate.