Melbourne April 29 (IANS) More than 500 students and teachers were evacuated from a university in Melbourne on Sunday as a result of a smell initially suspected to be gas.
But it turned out the "gas" that students smelt at a Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology library was a rotting durian found in a cupboard reports the BBC.
The durian is a tropical fruit known for its strong pungent smell.
Firefighters said the smell had moved through the building via the air conditioning system.
The building has now been reopened Melbourne s Metropolitan Fire Brigade said.
Durians are a prized fruit in Southeast Asia with a sweet and creamy flesh but their smell can take some getting used to.
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