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A man has sustained superficial burns after trying to extinguish a fire in Nicholls.
ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Platypus Place at 11:24am.
Fire crews arrived at the property to find a fire in the kitchen of the property which they quickly put out.
The tradesman was cleaning the property, which is currently being renovated, when the fire started. He attempted to extinguish it himself and sustained the burns.
ACT Ambulance Service intensive care paramedics stabilised him on scene and are now transporting him to the Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.
The home sustained fire damage in the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the whole building.
ACT Fire & Rescue attended with three fire trucks, breathing aparartus support van and a commander.
The cause was accidental.
