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Update - Building evacuated

Around 100 people had to be evacuated from the Canberra Museum and Gallery in Civic, after a strong smell of smoke was detected this afternoon. The cause is believed to...

Building evacuated

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have evacuated people from the Canberra Museum and Gallery on London Circuit in Civic. Firefighters are investigating after reports of a...

Update - Power lines down

ACT Fire & Rescue have left O'Connor after power lines came down on Pedder Street. The area has been deemed safe with power cut to the lines on the road. ACTEW AGL...

Power lines down

Power lines have come down across Pedder Street in O'Connor. ACT Fire & Rescue is on scene, notifying ACTEW AGL shortly after the call came in at 8.55am. One lane is...

Private landholder burn tonight

A private landholder is conducting a pile burn tonight in Holt. The burn will commence at 6:30pm on Stockdill Drive and involve an area approximately 2 metres x 6...

Update - Smell of gas

ACT Fire & Rescue crews have left an apartment complex in Kingston, after a smell of gas was detected. There were workers on scene earlier this morning working on...

Smell of gas

ACT Fire & Rescue crews are in Kingston investigating the smell of gas in the basement of the Aurora Apartments on Eastlake Parade. Around 8.25am crews were called...

Update - Canberrans seek wet weather help

Around 7.45 this morning ACT Fire & Rescue was called to Hobart Avenue in Forrest after a tree fell on a car. One man was in the car. He driving at the time the tree...

Canberrans seek wet weather help

The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has received a total of 11 calls for help today as a result of the wet weather. Two ACTSES volunteer units have responded to the...

Five car crash in Weston

A 30-year-old man has serious chest injuries following a five car crash at the Hindmarsh and Namatjira drive intersection. Intensive care paramedics transported the man...