'Black plumes of smoke': Auckland mall evacuated after fire breaks out

UpdatedMalisha KumarMultimedia journalist·NZ Herald·9 Aug, 2026 06:01 AMQuick Read‌Fire and Emergency responded to the small blaze outside the New Lynn mall and eventually shoppers were let back into the complex. Video / Fair Use / FacebookAuckland’s LynnMall was evacuated this afternoon after a pile of pallets caught fire and sent plumes of black smoke across the New Lynn complex.Fire and Emergency New Zealand responded to the plastic and wooden pallets ablaze outside LynnMall about 4pm today.

One witness said she saw “plumes of black