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A section of Wellington’s CBD crashes after a transformer caught fire.
Senior Station Officer Brendon Wood of Thorndon Station said a circuit caught fire at the Jaycee Building on Willis St.
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A fire at the corner of Willis Street and Manners Street in downtown Wellington. Fire is believed to be a short circuit in a switch box. Apparently there was an explosion.
It was unknown if anyone was in the building. A gang was entering the building.
A section of Willis St was cordoned off with four fire trucks and a command vehicle present.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesperson did not have details on the severity of the fire, but confirmed that a transformer was on fire.
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand finds itself on the scene of an explosion in Wellington CBD
The energy authorities had also been called.
Fire crews were still at the scene shortly after 5 p.m. and were waiting for help from the electricity authorities.
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A large crowd of Sunday shoppers stopped to watch firefighters deal with the fire on Willis St in downtown Wellington.
