Firefighters will work into the night to extinguish a fire that started in an industrial rubbish yard and forced much of Fyshwick to be evacuated.
Roads were closed for about three hours and businesses in the Gladstone Street area were evacuated as the ACT Fire Brigade and Rural Fire Service brought the blaze under control.
Plumes of black smoke filled the air and numerous explosions were heard during the hot and blustery conditions.
Emergency Services fought the blaze as Canberra recorded its equal highest November temperature of 38.9 degrees.
A 200-metre exclusion zone near the fire will remain for another 24 hours.
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