Two people were rescued from a house fire in Canberra's north on Sunday evening.
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The Emergency Services Agency said the police were treating the blaze as "suspicious".
It tore through the two-storey building and granny flat on Packer Street in Weetangera as the rescue took place.
Police said one person was rescued from the house itself and the other from the flat.
One was taken to Canberra Hospital but neither person was badly injured but they did add: "The house sustained significant damage and the cause of the fire is being treated as suspicious."
Four fire engines were there, including an aerial appliance. There was also a control vehicle and a dangerous substances unit. Breathing apparatus was sent.
The ESA said the fire had been brought under control by 9.30pm but some firefighters remained on the scene.
Steve Evans
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Steve Evans is a reporter on The Canberra Times. He's been a BBC correspondent in New York, London, Berlin and Seoul and the sole reporter/photographer/paper deliverer on The Glen Innes Examiner in country New South Wales. "All the jobs have been fascinating - and so it continues."
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
