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Kelkiah Apartments residents urged to evacuate Canberra complex immediately after fire safety issues found
An “urgent” notice has warned residents of a Canberra apartment complex to immediately evacuate their homes, after the discovery of safety issues that could lead to a rapid collapse in the event of a fire.
Key points:
- Residents of Kelkiah Apartments in Macquarie have been told to evacuate immediately due to unsafe pillars in the basement carpark
- The builders have previously been issued a rectification order for the complex, but issues surrounding the pillars were only discovered last week
- The evacuation is not mandatory and the ACT Government does not believe it needs to happen “at this time”
Late yesterday, owners and property managers received the notice from strata management of the Kelkiah Apartments in Macquarie, warning of significant…
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