Firefighters were called to 9th Avenue today after the contents of a rubbish truck caught fire.

Tauranga fire crews were called to the truck fire outside Pak N Save about midday.

A Kleana rubbish truck caught fire on Cameron Road.

They arrived to find the contents of the Kleana rubbish truck on fire.

One high-pressure delivery was used to extinguish the fire.

It is not known what caused the blaze.