‘Unpleasant odour’ prompts callout

Fire crews raced to Dunedin Hospital yesterday afternoon after reports of an "unpleasant odour".

Parts of the hospital were evacuated for a time.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) crews from Dunedin, Willowbank and St Kilda responded to the callout.

There were no reports or signs of a fire, a Fenz spokesman said.

However, there was a "slight unpleasant odour" and crews were working to find the cause of it.