A central Christchurch office building had to be evacuated on Monday after a strong gas smell was reported.

Fire and Emergency NZ crews from the Christchurch City and Ilam stations responded to the hazardous gas call-out at the Awly building on Durham St just before noon on Monday.

The Awly office building on the corner of Durham and Armagh Sts. Photo: File image / Supplied

Firefighters arrived at the scene at 11.54pm and worked with a gas technician.

They were unable to confirm there was a gas leak at the time, a Fenz spokesperson told the NZ Herald on Monday.

The gas system was reset.