A steamboat has caught fire on Wharf St in Warkworth, North Auckland.
Police stepped in to control a huge crowd after a steamboat caught fire next to Warkworth Wharf in North Auckland this evening.
A Fire and Emergency spokesman said firefighters were called to a blaze at 8.27pm on a steamboat at Warkworth Wharf.
“The boat was well involved upon arrival ... and part of the wharf was on fire,” he said.
“The owner is now arranging for a tugboat to tug it to a boat ramp where we will be able to fully extinguish the fire and the owner will attempt to refloat it.”
The fire, in the bow of the boat, has since been extinguished.
Police said they responded to a request to assist Fire and Emergency with crowd control at a fire incident on Wharf St about 8.30pm.
“A boat is reported to be on fire, everyone on board is reported to have gotten off, and no injuries are reported,” a spokesperson said.
Black smoke could be seen billowing across the skyline in the suburb.
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