One person was taken to hospital after fire fighters rescued three people from a burning unit complex in Turner on Monday night.
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The ACT Emergency Services Agency they were called to the fire at Condamine Court on Forbes Street, Turner, about 8.45pm.
"Firefighters have extinguished a fire on the ground floor of a multi-storey unit complex and rescued three people from within the building," it said in a statement.
Officials closed two northbound lanes of Northbourne Avenue during the incident. They were re-opened about 11pm.
"ACT Fire & Rescue firefighters [ensured] the building is safe and have completed atmospheric monitoring. ACT Ambulance Service paramedics assessed a number of people for smoke inhalation and one person was transported to hospital. Occupants are being allowed back into the building," it said.
