Fire at Auckland University dormitory

BY MICHAEL FIELD
Last updated 16:16 07/07/2010
Hamish Coleman-Ross

Auckland University's O'Rorke was evacuated after a matress fire on the 8th floor.

O'Rorke Hall fire
LAWRENCE SMITH
FIRE SCENE: Fire officers attend O'Rorke Hall this afternoon.

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LATEST: A mattress fire forced the evacuation of Auckland University's O'Rorke Hall this afternoon.

It houses more than 300 students near the university.

A university spokesman said the mattress fire was on the eighth floor of the 10 storey building.

There was no structural damage and the cause of the fire was still being investigated.

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