Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service (NTFRS) responded to a structure fire on Whitewood Road overnight.
At 2am, NTFRS received reports of a structure fire on private property behind the service station on Whitewood Road, Howard Springs impacting a shed and demountable.
Several career and volunteer firefighting units swiftly responded, including several pump appliances, the HAZMAT rehabilitation trailer, large water tanker, rescue tender and volunteer grassfire units, who immediately worked to bring the fire under control.
An evacuation of impacted properties was initiated while firefighters worked to extinguish the fires.
NT Police, Power and Water Corporation and St John Ambulance attended the scene. No injuries were reported during the incident.
NTFRS brought the fire under control by 5am and crews remain on the scene as a precaution.
The two structures on the property sustained considerable damage.
A crime scene has been established and NTFRS fire investigators 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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Rickie Abraham
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