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Three fire trucks and at least five police cars are at the scene of a fire in Cochrane St in Gisborne.
Evacuations of people from nearby homes are underway after a commercial building caught fire on Cochrane St in Gisborne.
The fire was reported about 7pm on Thursday, police said in a statement.
People were urged to avoid the area as emergency services work at the scene.
The fire was believed to be at the Corson Grain factory. “We have no idea what happened,” a factory worker said.
Local residents were gathered at the end of the street.
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Fire in commercial building in Gisborne.
“We were watching our programme and suddenly saw the flames, so my partner called 111. It’s the last thing we need with the cyclone and the earthquakes,” one resident said.
A police officer at the scene said that although they had initially thought it was a chemical fire, they had been able to confirm that it isn’t.
There were no reports of injuries, the officer said
Traffic management is in place and residents are being evacuated from nearby homes as a precaution.
At 8pm, five police cars and a fire truck were at the scene.
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