AN office building in Mitchell has been evacuated after there was a fire in a battery backup system. 
The fire was extinguished by maintenance crews who were working on the battery back up system for an elevator in a building on Darling Street.
ACT Fire & Rescue says due to the nature of the fire, fumes are still present, so hazmat teams will ventilate the area and conduct atmospheric testing before allowing occupants to return to the building.
Who can be trusted?
In a world of spin and confusion, there’s never been a more important time to support independent journalism in Canberra.
If you trust our work online and want to enforce the power of independent voices, I invite you to make a small contribution.
Every dollar of support is invested back into our journalism to help keep citynews.com.au strong and free.
Thank you,
Ian Meikle, editor
Leave a Reply