Fire and Emergency was called just before 3:20pm to a building on fire at the facility.

Four fire trucks, two water tankers, one ladder truck and a command unit are now at the scene.

Corrections says the incident is has ended.

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04 Oct: The northbound lanes of the Waikato Expressway are blocked between Cambridge Road and Tauwhare Road following a crash

04 Oct: Mt Maunganui rain has scuppered the Black Caps chances of reclaiming cricket's Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

03 Oct: Police have arrested the rider of a stolen trail bike, after a series of crackdowns in Rotorua

03 Oct: Health authorities are urging people in Northland and central Otago to be on the look out for measles symptoms

02 Oct: Worries over children in Northland, where immunisation rates are low and more measles cases have appeared, to a total of six

02 Oct: Police want to hear of any sightings of a missing 62-year-old man, last seen in Tauranga

01 Oct: Australia posts six-wicket win over New Zealand in opening men's T20I

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