Hundreds evacuated after rotten durian causes stink at RMIT city campus
A BIG stink forced the evacuation of up to 600 students and staff from RMIT’s city campus after the rotten smell permeated the La Trobe St building — but it wasn’t a gas leak as originally feared.
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STINKY fruit has led to the evacuation of a university library in Melbourne’s CBD.
Traffic was disrupted around RMIT University just after 3pm on Saturday as around 600 staff and students cleared the building amid fears of a gas leak.
Almost 40 firefighters, including masked specialist crews, searched the building for the source of the smell, which turned out to be rotting durian left in a cupboard.
Those evacuated had been forced into on-campus accommodation while emergency services investigated the incident.
A Metropolitan Fire Brigade spokesman said the smell had alarmed staff and students as it permeated the airconditioning system.
The waste will be dealt with by Environment Protection Authority officers.
Durian is a tropical fruit known for its strong smell.
It is commonly banned from hotel rooms and public transport in southeast Asia.
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