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ACT Fire & Rescue fully extinguished the gas bottle fire at Majura around 3 o'clock.
Firefighters then conducted atmospheric monitoring before declaring the area...
Firefighters remained on scene overnight with only a small amount of fire believed to be still burning.
ACT Fire & Rescue day shift fire crews will take a closer...
The ACT Rural Fire Service today will conduct a hazard reduction burn in parkland near Namatjira Drive in Fisher.
The burn will commence at 11am and continue until...
Fire continues to burn in one of the gas cylinders in a controlled manner.
The gas is continuing to leak slowly.
ACT Fire & Rescue will remain on scene through the...
ACT Fire & Rescue is utilising an Australian Federal Police helicopter to beam live video footage of the gas cylinder to monitor the situation from the air.
ACT Fire...
ACT Fire & Rescue has eliminated risk of any major explosion.
The gas cylinder is continuing to burn in a controlled manner.
ACT Fire & Rescue will remain on...
Correction- The 7000 litre tanker collided with one of the domestic gas cylinders and did not roll as earlier reported.
Fire continues to burn in gas cylinders and a 500...
Fire has not been extinguished. Gas cylinders continue to burn.
A 500 metre exclusion zone remains in place as a precaution whilst crews continue to assess the...
A LPG 7000 litre tanker has rolled and come into contact with two 5000 litre domestic gas cylinders.
ACT Fire & Rescue has set up a 500 metre exclusion zone as a...
ACT Fire & Rescue on scene at Range Lane (off Majura Road), at the Majura Field Firing Range following two domestic storage tanks which are on fire.
ACT Ambulance...