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House fire in Gordon

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FIREFIGHTERS are working to extinguish a house fire in Gordon.

ACT Fire & Rescue was alerted to the incident in Minor Wylie Crescent at 8:51pm and immediately responded with three fire pumpers and a commander.

The first crews arrived to find a fire in the roof of the property.

Two occupants were able to safely evacuate themselves from the property and call Emergency Triple Zero (000).

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The fire has been extinguished.

Initial investigations indicate the fire started in an unattended bedroom and quickly spread to the roof space.

The occupants were alerted to the fire by a smoke alarm sounding.

The building has sustained serious damage to the roof and bedroom.

The initial damage bill has been estimated at $500,000.

“The occupants were very lucky to escape the fire safely and raise the alarm,” ACT Fire & Rescue commander Leigh Curtis said.

“This is another example of how working smoke alarms save lives,” he said.

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