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Stormy weather has resulted in 10 calls for assistance to the ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) overnight. Crews worked alongside ACT Fire & Rescue through until...

The fire at the Pialligo recycling plant has been extinguished. Crews have now left the scene.

Firefighters have extinguished a grass fire sparked by a power pole on Belconnen Way near Caswell Drive in Bruce. The fire was 20m by 10m in size. One ACT Fire &...

Firefighters have returned to the recycling plant at Pialligo to respond to a small fire. The fire is 5m by 6m and located in the same pile that crews attended to...

The recycling fire at Pialligo has been extinguished. Firefighters monitored hot spots overnight. Several crews will be on site today dismantling and cleaning equipment...

Firefighters are mopping up final hot spots in the recycling pile. Today, ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service crews continued to separate the material and...

Crews are continuing to extinguish the fire which is now approximately one quarter of its original size. Resource levels on scene remain the aame as they were last night...

Firefighters will work throughout the night to extinguish the recycling fire at Pialligo. It is expected the same level of resources from ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT...

The fire has been contained by firefighters by breaking up the pile using heavy machinery. The fire remains 40x40m in size but has reduced in height to 1.5m. A total of...

The smoke was caused by a mechanical failure in an air conditioning system. Contractors have been called-in and are dealing with the issue.