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Fire in Crace medical centre

Investigations are underway into a fire at a medical centre that is under construction in Crace. Firefighters extinguished a small fire just after 9pm, and there has...

Update - Fire in coffee shop

Further shops have been evacuated due to extensive smoke logging throughout Canberra House. The fire which started in the coffee roasting machine has been...

Fire in coffee shop

Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire in a coffee shop on West Row in the city. The shop has been evacuated. Three ACT Fire & Rescue pumpers are on scene...

Two hazard burns in ACT tomorrow

Two hazard reduction burns are planned for tomorrow, Thursday, March 20, weather permitting. A 13.5 hectare burn will take place in bushland around Aranda and a five...

Update - Car through shop window in Macquarie

The Vietnamese restaurant was closed at the time, with nobody working inside. The driver was out of the vehicle when firefighters arrived on scene. The shop has suffered...

Car through shop window in Macquarie

A car has crashed through a vacant shop's window in Macquarie on Lachlan Street. The ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance service is responding. Update to follow.

Smoke to cover the city today

Smoke is expected to cover the city today, Tuesday 18 March, 2014, as a result of two hazard reduction burns. The ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate (TAMS)...

Update - Cyclist crash on Cotter Road

Intensive care paramedics have transported two patients with minor injuries to The Canberra Hospital. Both are in stable condition. The crash occurred on Cotter Road,...