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Fire and Emergency New Zealand are investigating multiple fires in Papatoetoe.
Emergency services are investigating a number of fires in the South Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe and Manurewa overnight.
Fenz was called to an address in Papatoetoe at 3.26am on Wednesday, where they found multiple cars on fire.
It took emergency services 45 minutes to put out the fires.
Fenz and police were called to the same property earlier that evening, at around 11pm on Tuesday, to an incident also involving a car fire.
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Fire investigators will return to the scene to assess the circumstances of the fire.
A couple of streets over, also in Papatoetoe, Fenz was called to a building’s smoke alarm that had been triggered by a skip bin on fire.
Police said a man was located nearby and taken into custody in connection with this incident.
“This man was spoken to but at this stage no charges have been laid,” a police spokesperson said.
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Enquiries into the fires are ongoing.
Emergency officials were not able to say if the incidents were linked, but police confirmed that no one had been injured in the fires.
A scene guard had been put in place at the Papatoeotoe property.
Police are also making inquiries into another fire on Friedlanders Road in Manurewa at 9.30pm on Tuesday evening.
“No one was inside the property at the time, and police will work with Fenz investigators,” a spokesperson said.
“We are asking anyone with information on any of these incidents that can assist our enquiries to contact police.”
Police encourage those who may have any additional details about any of the incidents overnight to contact the 105 phone service quoting the file number 230614/7536.
You can also provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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