Gas leak or smell of durian? More than 500 evacuated from Australian university library

The smell of durian caused more than 500 people to evacuate from the University of Canberra Library on May 10, 2019. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): About 550 people were evacuated from an Australian university library on Friday afternoon (May 10) after reports of a strong smell of gas.

The source of the smell was later traced to "a durian fruit in one of our bins", said a Facebook post by the University of Canberra Library.