Suspicious Odor Causing Library To Evacuate Hundreds Of Patrons Turns Out To Be From A Particularly Pungent Fruit

The library in Australia posted an evacuation notice on Facebook, before the threat was found to be a mere piece of durian fruit in a bin.

The library wrote on Facebook: “We’ve been evacuated… Fortunately the suspected gas leak turned out to be a part of a durian – the offending fruit has now been removed.”

The library then posted an update after re-opening its doors.

“The lingering gas-like smell in the building is completely safe – someone left a durian fruit in one of our bins,” it said.

Durian, named in some regions as the ‘king of fruits’, is grown in parts of Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia.

The fruit has a pleasant taste, but a strong-smelling odour, which has led it to be banned from certain hotels and public transportation in southeast Asia.