Wellington street cordoned off over building fears

The former Deloitte building could collapse, leading to the evacuation of nearby buildings (Newshub./Lloyd Burr)

There are fears a building is about to collapse in central Wellington.

Nearby buildings have been evacuated and engineers say there is a chance the former Deloitte building could collapse.

(Newshub/Lloyd Burr)

The building is on Molesworth Street near Parliament and emergency services have closed off the road.

Buildings in the vicinity that have been evacuated include the Thai Embassy, Rugby NZ House, Red Cross and ANZ.

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