'It appears suspicious' – Police investigating blaze at West Auckland primary school as deliberate

December 3, 2017

A fire has ripped through a West Auckland primary school overnight, and police say the movement of the fire was unusual.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire that engulfed a classroom at Auckland's Green Bay Primary School, displacing 60 children from their learning environment.   

A fire spokesperson told 1 NEWS crews were called to the school in West Auckland around 4.30am. 

No one was around when they arrived at the scene and confirmed no one was injured. 

Fire crews were called to Green Bay Primary School in West Auckland around 4.30am today.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Evan Taylor told 1 NEWS fire crews found the "outside of this building on fire, spreading internally" when they arrived at the scene. 

"At this point in time I would consider it as suspicious because it appears though it might of started from the outside and moved inside," Mr Taylor said. 

Detective Sergeant Kelly Farrant of Waitemata Police said "valuable mementos and work" have been lost in the blaze. 

"The classroom is only a little over a year old, and it's disappointing for the school and the children to end the year on a low note.

"We encourage anyone who may know something about the fire to get in touch with us, we just want to understand what happened."

Police have released a series of images and are asking for anyone who may recognise the scooters to contact police.

Police are also appealing for anyone who was in the area and saw anything suspicious around 9pm yesterday to contact their local Police station or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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