ACT Fire & Rescue is currently investigating a suspected gas leak in Bruce.
Crews were alerted to the incident on Eastern Valley Way at 8.55am and responded with two fire pumpers, breathing apparatus support and a hazmat unit.
Approximately 100 people have been evacuated from the building and firefighters are investigating the cause.
09:45
Hazmat crews have isolated the source of the issue and rectified it.
Occupants of the building are new being allowed to return.
09:58
The source of the smell that was initially suspected to be a gas leak, turned out to be a decomposing battery in a piece of cleaning equipment in a storage cupboard.
10:11
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