A woman was taken to hospital after escaping a fire which "completely destroyed" a house in Belconnen on Monday morning.
ACT Fire and Rescue crews were alerted to the fire on Ranken Loop at 11.30am and arrived shortly afterwards to find the building well-alight.
Electricity and gas to the property were isolated as firefighters worked on extinguishing the flames, which took them nearly an hour.
An Emergency Services Agency spokesman said quick work from firefighters ensured the damage was contained to the one house.
One woman was in the home and self-evacuated. She was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation by ACT Ambulance Service paramedics and taken to The Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.
Initial estimates put the damage bill at around $400,000.
Three fire pumpers, breathing apparatus support and a commander vehicle attended the scene, and firefighters remained at the scene as of 12.30pm, monitoring hot spots and mopping-up.
The cause is being investigated.
