Police say a fire that started inside a Lyneham Flats unit on Thursday is suspicious.
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Firefighters rescued four people from the smoke-filled four-storey building on Northbourne Avenue after a fire started inside a ground-floor unit.
ACT Fire and Rescue have deemed the fire suspicious, an ACT Policing spokesman said.
He said AFP Forensics officers had also examined the scene.
Firefighters and police were called to the units about 2pm. The fire had been extinguished by 2.42pm.
ACT Fire and Rescue Commander Russell Cameron said firefighters arrived to find a woman waving from the window of a top floor apartment.
He said the building was "smoke-logged" and firefighters fitted breathing masks to four residents and led them down the inside stairwell.
The residents were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation but no-one was taken to hospital.
Police have urged anyone who may have seen suspicious activity in or around the Lyneham area to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via act.crimestoppers.com.au
Information to Crime Stoppers can be provided anonymously.
