The area was cordoned off until about 9.30am. Image: Channel 39A gas hob left on in a restaurant overnight caused the evacuation of a building in central Dunedin. Firefighters were called to lower Stuart St due to fears of a gas leak this morning. A New Zealand Fire Service spokesman said crews confirmed they could smell gas, and the area was cordoned off by police. Senior station officer Rob Torrance, of Dunedin City Station, said a Cafe Rue staff member left a gas hob on in the restaurant on the corner of lower Stuart St and Moray Pl overnight.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 21, 2017 21:11 UTC