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A bushfire broke out near Auckland, New Zealand

A bushfire broke out near Auckland, New Zealand

by YCPress

According to New Zealand media reports, at noon local time on March 1, a bushfire broke out in the North Shore area of Auckland.

According to a police spokesman, the fire site was covered with shrubs, which burned down 4 hectares of vegetation and residents of more than a dozen nearby houses have been evacuated.

Firefighters and rescue workers are trying to control the fire, and a fire helicopter also rushed to the scene to participate in the fire fighting.

A police spokesman said that no casualties and property damage have been reported so far.