Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) responded to a significant fire on Bloomfield Street in Alice Springs this morning.
At 2:24am, NTFRS received reports of multiple grassfires impacting three backyard sheds along Bloomfield Street. Several career and volunteer firefighting units swiftly responded and immediately worked to bring the fire under control.
An evacuation of impacted properties was initiated while firefighters worked to extinguish the fires.
NT Police and St John Ambulance attended the scene and assessed several people for smoke inhalation. No one was taken to hospital.
A NTFRS fire investigator and NT Police are working together to determine the cause of the fire.
Anyone with information is urged to make contact with police on 131 444.
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