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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Lanie Tindale

Gungahlin restaurant fire causes evacuations

Picture by Elesa Kurtz

A Gungahlin restaurant fire led to road closures in Canberra's north on Thursday night.

ACT Fire & Rescue, along with automatic sprinklers, have extinguished a kitchen fire at Fortune Box on Hibberson Street in Gungahlin, ACT Emergency Services said.

Shops nearby include ALDI, My GP Gungahlin and Priceline Pharmacy Gungahlin and Gungahlin Medical Centre.

"Smoke from the fire has caused several automatic fire alarms in the area resulting in evacuations," the ESA said on Thursday night.

By 7.35pm emergency services had left the scene.

Ernest Cavanagh Street and Gungahlin Place have reopened.

Fortune Box in Gungahlin. Picture from Google Maps
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