State Highway 1 in Putaruru will be closed for the rest of the day after a truck and trailer carrying dangerous goods caught fire.
Fire crews from around the Lakes district were called to a "well-involved" truck fire about 2.10am opposite Z Petrol Station in the town centre, a Putaruru Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer said.
Three crews from Putaruru, a crew from Tirau, a hazmat control unit from Rotorua and a volunteer support officer from Turangi headed to the scene, he said.
The truck was carrying dangerous goods but the risk was quickly mitigated, he said.
![The burnt out shell of the truck this morning. Photo / Supplied](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OWHNVWBZOTR7AZWH2HB2Q64FVU.jpg?auth=291b2fb01a21258a7480cc06a4d07d5d313da00a4f80037da546972c07343c7e&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)