
Live: 24-hour inferno - and still battle to control blaze
'If you can avoid coming into the central city, do.'
'If you can avoid coming into the central city, do.'
Bosses of SkyCity and Fletcher Building front up to media just blocks from the blaze.
"Don't even ring, just turn up. We know you, you know us, you're gold, we owe you this."
A litre of water expands 1700 times when it hits flames, so monsoon buckets can't be used.
If you don't have to go into the central city, stay away.
'If you can avoid coming into the central city, do.'
Goff said a decision will be made shortly on whether to evacuate council headquarters.
Severe weather is set to make a difficult jib even trickier on Wednesday.
"It sounds terrible": Structural engineer says lengthy blaze could deform the steel beams.
Auckland Regional Public Health Service issued an alert for people in Auckland CBD.
Main roads were closed in the central city.
Heavy traffic expected due to huge fire in downtown Auckland this afternoon.
Specialist fire trucks are being called in from around the upper North Island.
The blaze is visible across the city with huge plumes of black smoke.
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