Fire has destroyed a packing shed and damaged a coolroom at Seeka Kiwifruits Oakside plant, east of Te Puke. No one was hurt in the overnight blaze, which began around midnight on March 4.Seeka, which had just announced a 38% rise in its net profit to $3.17 million, said it had comprehensive insurance and didn't expect the fire to hit its earnings.The company said the main pack house, forecourt, curing canopy and rear coolstores weren't affected, but one 250,000-tray capacitycoolroom was damaged. Kiwiberry was being processed at the site, but Seeka said no fruit was affected.
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