Thick, black smoke is billowing from an overbridge fire on State Highway 2 at the intersection of Domain Road, Papamoa.
Photo by Karyn Scharvi.
Multiple calls to the SunLive news hotline report the fire is producing toxic smelling smoke and the highway is closed from Te Maunga to Domain Road.
Some reports have mentioned the fire may involve polystyrene but this yet to be confirmed.
A cyclist in the Papamoa vicinity says he was turned back as police closed the highway and surrounding areas. Thick smoke was pouring from the incident.
Another contact says the fire source is polystyrene from within the bridge structure and the "whole sky was black."
Police were advising residents to stay inside and close doors and windows.
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5 comments
Oh - polystyrene
Posted on 20-11-2014 21:31 | By The Caveman
If it ain't polystyrene, then what is it ???
burning smell
Posted on 20-11-2014 21:38 | By Maria M
I live on Domain rd an noticed a smell of what smelt like burning wires sort of melted plastic smell
Close your windows folks
Posted on 20-11-2014 22:51 | By Powa2daPeopl
I passed this blaze, and watched it shooting out and around the concrete wall from inside the structure. My guess is it was the giant polystyrene supports within thats billowing thick cloud of black poison into the sky.
Polystyrene
Posted on 21-11-2014 04:19 | By YOGI BEAR
That will be the stuff they are using to help build the bridge. Someone must a been hiding in there and having a smoke? Smoking is hazardous to life.
Poison
Posted on 21-11-2014 14:20 | By Mike Kuipers von Lande
Polystyrene emits extremely toxic smoke when it burns. Wonder how many people in Papamoa will have had their life shortened due to this?
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