House in Spence damaged by fire

ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a house fire in Spence this morning. Several crews responded to the Horan Place property just after 9:30am to find a bedroom/study...

Small hazard reduction burn at Stromlo

A private landholder will today conduct a small hazard reduction burn of one pile of vegetation on the property of "Winslade", Cotter Road, Stromlo. The purpose of the...

Update nine on fire in building at ANU

ACT Fire & Rescue have now departed the site where the fire took place and have handed the scene over to ANU security as final clean up operations have been...

Update eight on fire in building at ANU

ACT Fire & Rescue are still on scene conducting atmospheric monitoring operations. Investigation into the cause of the fire are still continuing. Initial assessments...

Update six on fire in building at ANU

ACT Fire & Rescue continuing to carry out ventilation operations in Birch Building at Research School of Chemistry. Minor heat and smoke logging to three storey...

Update five on fire in building at ANU

Fire has been extinguished. ACT Fire & Rescue searching for hot spots. Fire started in a fume cupboard which stored commercial grade cleaning solvents. Fire was...

Update four on fire in building at ANU

Fire has been extinguished in room of origin. ACT Fire & Rescue continuing to extinguish fire spread in roof from fume cupboard. ACT Ambulance Service treated a...

Update two on fire in building at ANU

Approx 120 people from the Birch Building have been evacuated. No other evacuations from the ANU at this stage. Fire crews continuing to extinguish the fire. ACT...