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ACT Ambulance Service Paramedics are treating 12 residents for smoke inhalation, with 4 of these residents already transported to The Canberra Hospital.
Fire fighters have extinguished the fire and the apartment complex has been evacuated.
Ventilation of the Capital Executive Apartments is currently underway, with heavy smoke still remaining on the upper floors.
Update to follow.