At the height of the fire 14 appliances attended. Chris Lipscombe
The emergency response to a fire that has engulfed the first floor of a building in Porirua’s CBD has been hampered by the traffic chaos caused by flooding.
Fire Service shift commander Jan Wills said 14 fire engines were either at, or on their way, to the blaze, which broke out on the first floor of the five-storey Pember House on Hagley St.
Wills said crews from Porirua were there and the fire was heavily involved.
It was not known if it was flood-related.
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