Five people have been taken to hospital and 50 more are being assessed after a gas leak at a building in downtown Auckland. Photo / NZ Herald Focus
Eight people have been taken to hospital and 50 more are being assessed after a gas leak at a building in downtown Auckland.
People staggered out of the building like "zombies" as occupants were being evacuated and it was frightening to watch, a witness said.
A police spokesperson said they
were called to a building in Victoria Street West by Fire and Emergency at 9.35am to assist with cordons.
Emergency services were responding to the effects of what was believed to be an unknown chemical substance, which forced the evacuation of the building.
Eight patients have been taken to Auckland Hospital in a stable condition - some were vomiting and complaining of chest pains.
