Emergency services were called to Dunedin's Great King Street just after midday, with reports of a strong smell.

People have since been allowed back inside.

>> More Accident and Emergency News

Other Accident and Emergency News

21 Feb: Christchuch's Curletts Road - State Highway 73 has reopened after a serious early morning crash

21 Feb: A busy Christchurch intersection is shut, as emergency services respond to a crash involving a car and motorbike

20 Feb: A person has died at a property on Grassmere Street in Christchurch's Papanui

20 Feb: Five people have been injured, including two volunteer firefighters, when a portable home's verandah collapsed in rural Hawke's Bay

20 Feb: Two people have been taken to hospital after a boat's flipped in Christchurch's Lyttelton Harbour

20 Feb: One person has died in a single-car crash on State Highway 10 in the Bay of Plenty

20 Feb: Police say cannabis was being grown in a home significantly damaged by fire in West Auckland

Top Stories

RUGBY
Hoskins Sotutu is determined to prove his doubters wrong, as he prepares to return from a knee injury to Super Rugby at number eight for the Blues against the Highlanders at Forsyth Barr on Saturday More...

BUSINESS
Exporters are continuing to benefit from high commodity prices and the low Kiwi dollar More...

Today's News

Politics:
The key areas where Trump has been accused of presidential overreach 13:07

Business:
Exporters are continuing to benefit from high commodity prices and the low Kiwi dollar 13:07

Entertainment:
Alec Baldwin has warned people to "hold on to [their] hats" ahead of his reality show debut 12:54

Rugby League:
The New Zealand Rugby League awards have been announced 12:27

Entertainment:
Zoe Ball is returning to BBC Radio 2 12:24

Law and Order:
The man charged with murdering a teenage Whangarei motorcyclist, is the victim's brother 11:57

Entertainment:
Harvey Weinstein is suing his brother 11:54

Business:
A call to help lower building costs - after a hike over the past four years 11:37

Entertainment:
Adam Lambert breaks character in 'Cabaret' to ensure audience members are "listening" 11:24

Law and Order:
Stakes are high as negotiations loom for phase two of Gaza ceasefire 11:17

News Search

Power Search