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Nicholls house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue crews are at a home in Nicholls working to extinguish a fire in a roof space. The occupants of the home had to be evacuated when the fire started...

Canberra Centre Incident

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have attended the Canberra Centre, responding to reports of the smell of burning plastic. There was a fire in a light fitting. People in one...

Update two - Latham house fire

The fire at the home in Latham has been investigated and was caused by an electrical fault in the toaster.

Update - Latham house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have extinguished the fire. An inspector has been contacted to assess an electrical fault at the home. It is not yet known what caused the...

Latham house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue crews are on Mulvany street in Latham, after a house fire. No one was inside when the fire started but there is damage to the kitchen and family...

Update - Gas leak in Hawker

The gas leak at Hawker Primary School has been isolated. The gas leak was in the main line to the school, believed to be caused by a mechanical failure. Gas crews are...

Gas leak in Hawker

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have evacuated students from Hawker Primary School in Hawker because of a gas leak. Firefighters are currently attempting to isolate the...

Update - Pair stuck in a lift

A man and woman have been rescued from a lift in Fyshwick. The lift was stuck between the first and second floors. The lift mechanic was in Sydney so fire crews spoke to...

Pair stuck in a lift

Two people are stuck in a lift in a building in Cessnock street, Fyshwick. ACT Fire & Rescue crews are on site trying to remove the pair from the lift. Update to...

Update three - Three car crash at Williamsdale

Firefighters have extricated a 62 year old man from the wreckage. He's been transported to the Canberra Hospital with shoulder, chest and leg injuries in a stable...