A fire is well alight in Koutu this afternoon.
A nearby resident said she saw fire engines and "heaps of black smoke billowing over the reserve".
![A firefighter dampens down hot spots in the garden shed fire in Koutu. Photo / Stephen Parker](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FDEUTMNIKEA4FTA2W5EA536UVE.jpg?auth=691c55573b77bfca0a4ac6325077345ea552daa6fea7700bd844206ba835f4b9&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
She said it smelled like rubber.
A fire communications shift manager said it was a garden shed fire on Koutu Rd.