Firefighters responded to reports of flooding at Dunedin’s Meridian Mall caused by an issue with a sprinkler.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said a crew from Dunedin City station responded to an alarm in the Meridian Mall about 2.35pm yesterday.
A call was received reporting flooding, the spokesman said.
When firefighters arrived, they discovered the alarm was activated for several zones.
They requested a building-fire response for the flooding and three further appliances were dispatched.
There had been workers at the site and it appeared sprinklers were being filled when they leaked, he said.
Crews undertook salvage work at the site, the spokesman said.
Meridian Mall operations manager Katie Wright said the callout was due to an accidental activation of a sprinkler head and the call was made by a concerned member of the public.
