Media release

Structure fire - Tennant Creek

Fire and Rescue
Police

Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service responded to a structure fire in Tennant Creek on Saturday.

At around 11:40am, Tennant Creek career and auxiliary firefighters were dispatched to a residence on Haddock Street after multiple calls to Triple Zero (000) reported the fire.

Firefighters arrived on scene in just under eight minutes to find the structure fully engulfed.

The fire was brought under control just after midday.

Firefighters undertook an internal search of the property and fortunately did not locate any occupants. The single-storey residence was completely destroyed by the fire.

­­­An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

Police would like to hear from anyone who was in the area at the time or anyone who may have further information.

If you can help Police with their enquiries please contact 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.