Reports of suspicious packages delivered to US, British consulates in Melbourne
Emergency services are responding to reports of multiple suspicious packages believed to have been delivered to at least five international consulates in Melbourne.
Aerial images from Nine News show emergency services attending the Indian Consulate and US Consulate on St Kilda Road.
The United Kingdom Consulate, located on Collins Street, along with the Korean Consulate, German Consulate and Swiss Consulate, are also understood to have been affected.
On the Emergency Victoria website, there were eight “Hazardous Material” alerts listed within 30 minutes, with workers reportedly evacuated across the city shortly after substances were discovered just before 2pm.
Police and firefighters are currently at the scene.
It comes two days after a large emergency responce was prompted in Sydney's CBD after the discovery of a possibly suspicious substance inside parcels at the Argentinian consulate.
Fire and Rescue NSW crews arrived at a building on Market Street just before 9.20am on Monday and evacuated one floor as a precaution.
Fire crews liaised with police on the scene, before handing over a sample of the substance to police for testing.
A Fire and Rescue NSW spokeswoman said crews left the scene about 10.40am after the building was handed back over to the occupants and medical forms were given to consulate staff who had been potentially exposed to the unknown substance.
Authorities are yet to make an official statement.
More to come.