Reports of fire at SkyCity Convention Centre: Hundreds of construction staff evacuated

Hundreds of staff were evacuated after reports of a fire. Photo / Anne Gibson

Hundreds of construction workers have been evacuated after reports of a fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre.

The workers have been required to evacuate the Auckland building site and assemble outside the TVNZ building in Hobson St in downtown Auckland.

A worker on the scene says the fire was a false alarm, and workers have returned to the site.