Emergency services are rushing to an incident at a Central Dunedin Hotel where one person is seriously injured.
A police spokeswoman said they were attending an incident at Scenic Circle Hotel on Princes St.
A nearby resident told the Otago Daily Times they heard an "extremely" loud bang about 9am.
The noise sounded like something large hitting the ground.
A staff member at Scenic Circle Hotel told the ODT it was not willing to make a comment about the incident at this stage.
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