Two stores in Auckland have been badly damaged by an overnight fire.
A blaze broke out about 1.30am in a block of shops on the corner of Richardson and Stoddard Roads in Mt Roskill.
Fire and Emergency shift manager, Craig Dally, said a greengrocer and a halal butcher shop were well alight when firefighters arrived.
![Two shops, a green grocer and a halal butchery, were badly damaged by the fire. Photo / Visual Media Productions](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SGFXYV44VYGCRWEG2EEOYP7QO4.jpg?auth=d0fc27bae71c84a63714277a0e451379dcad84c0de613b4f3642d2c633f3b3b6&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
Six fire trucks were sent there, but the blaze is now out and one is still at the scene.