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Wellington��Children’s Hospital has been evacuated following a suspected gas leak.��

FENZ assistant commander Martin Wilby told the Herald they had been called to the scene after a sprinkler went off within the hospital - but had not yet found a fire.��

“We have had readings indicating there has been a fire but are unsure as of yet as to where the fire is”.��

Firefighters direct traffic near Wellington Hospital.��

Wilby said there was no risk to life or property and all the patients had been evacuated - though he did not know how many people that was.��

There is “no indication” the fire is ongoing.��

Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand spokesman Jamie Duncan said the hospital had been evacuated as a precaution.��

”Staff were alerted to the possible leak following the activation of fire alarms.��

“All patients are in the process of being transferred to appropriate clinical spaces across Wellington Regional Hospital, and Fire and Emergency New Zealand are onsite as a precaution.”��

He said there was no risk to patients, visitors or staff.��

According to a Herald reporter at the scene, several firefighters are sitting outside the hospital in their gear.��

A fire truck outside the children's hospital in Wellington.��

A hazmat truck and a command unit are also at the scene.��

A spokesperson for Fire and Emergency said 12 trucks had been sent to the scene at 8.44am after a sprinkler-activated alarm.��

-More to come��

Vita Molyneux is a Wellington-based journalist who covers breaking news and stories from the capital. She has been a journalist since 2018 and joined the Herald in 2021.��