Emergency services are at a fire at Tahorakuri Forest in the Taupō District.

A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency NZ said multiple calls were received about the vegetation fire and seven crews were in attendance as of 1.40pm.

Above pic: Heat signature from NASA Satellite

Above pic showing area of fire fighting operation 

Above pic: Met service station appears to not be reporting. 10 min before this image there were 10kph west winds from this sensor.

The fire was earlier “approximately 1.5 hectares”.

Approximately 32 firefighters are in attendance currently working with two helicopters

A police spokesperson said they were assisting with traffic management.

There were no evacuations reported.

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