Fire breaks out on Auckland-bound ferry with nearly 100 people on board

A Fullers ferry bound for Auckland's terminal caught fire on Friday afternoon.

The ferry was travelling from Waiheke when a small fire broke out in the starboard engine room.

"With a proactive response from our professionally trained crew, the fire was quickly identified and extinguished," a Fullers spokesperson told Newshub.

Two crew members suffered from smoke inhalation and are being treated, the spokesperson said. 

All passengers safely disembarked. 

There were 97 people on board the boat, which Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) says came from Waiheke Island.

A FENZ spokesperson told Newshub crews met the vessel at the dock, after they were notified of the blaze about 2:20pm. 

The blaze has since been extinguished, the spokesperson said.

Newshub.