A section of Dunedin's main shopping drag was cordoned off this morning after steam set off fire alarms in the Glassons building.
A Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said firefighters were called to the scene at 8.44am, after receiving reports of smoke coming from the top of the George St building.
![A ladder truck operates on George St this morning after a false alarm. Photo: Craig Baxter](https://www.odt.co.nz/sites/default/files/styles/odt_landscape_extra_large_4_3/public/story/2020/05/glassons_1.jpg?itok=zyXzYejX)
A ladder truck operates on George St this morning after a false alarm. Photo: Craig Baxter
Police blocked off a section of George St, from St Andrew St to Hanover St, for a short time.