Seven people are being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in a paper shredder caused the French Embassy in Yarralumla to be evacuated.
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ACT Fire and Rescue crews extinguished the paper fire in the industrial shredder on the ground floor of the Perth Avenue mission shortly after 11.19am on Monday.
An Emergency Services Agency spokesperson said intensive care paramedics treated seven patients for mild smoke inhalation.
About 50 people were evacuated as a precaution and ventilation operations were underway about noon.
The two-storey embassy building received minor smoke damage and minimal fire damage.
Three fire pumpers attended the scene, accompanied by the specialist hazardous materials unit, breathing apparatus van and the Bronto Skylift hydraulic platform.
