ACT Fire & Rescue is responding multiple units to reports of a fire in the Altitude Apartment complex in Chandler Street Belconnen.
Update to follow.
1:58 PM
Fire crews were alerted by multiple automatic fire alarms.
The fire was located on the 10th floor of the building but was extinguished by a roof mounted sprinkler before firefighters arrived on scene.
The cause has been determined as accidental from a candle.
An estimated 40 people were evacuated and remain outside. Fire crews are currently ventilating the area before allowing residents back inside.
2:15 PM
Residents are now back inside the Altitude Apartment building.
The damage from the fire is minimal.
2:30 PM
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