Canberra Connect has received 2250 calls from the public about the Mitchell fire. There has been no-one present to hospital with any of the symptoms that would occur...

Firefighters have the fire under control and contained within the building. The ACT Fire Brigade is preparing to attack the fire directly with foam. The fire still...

The following roads are closed: Flemington Road/Randwick Road? ? ? ?Randwick Road/Barton Hwy? ? ? ?Gungahlin Drive northbound closed between Barton Hwy and Kosciuszko...

The race meeting scheduled at Thoroughbred Park today has been cancelled because of smoke from the Mitchell fire.

The ACT Education and Training Directorate advises all schools north of Lake Burley Griffin will remain closed today. Parents are asked to keep their children at home if...

Further atmospheric testing in Mitchell has still found no sign of Phosgene in the air. The smoke is rising higher and starting to dissipate. The ACT Fire Brigade has...

The ACT Fire Brigade have confirmed testing has resulted in no positive readings for Phosgene to date. If further tests show the same result the 10k radius area of...

The ACT Fire Brigade is continuing to conduct atmospheric monitoring throughout Mitchell. The by-product of the substance being burned, PCB, is a smoke plume that...

ACT Education and Training Directorate is currently working to determine the impact of the fire on schools on the northside today. Further advice will be provided as...

ACT Fire Brigade is currently carrying out atmospheric monitoring throughout Mitchell with no abnormal readings to date. People within a 10 kilometre radius of the site...