Firefighters are battling a large house fire at Ngunnawal in Gungahlin in Canberra's northern suburbs.

The blaze has taken well hold of a three bedroom in Minnta Place, Ngunnawal, just off Karragang Circuit

ACT Emergency Services Agency currently has three fire trucks, a haz-mat team, a commander and a breathing apparatus at the scene working to extinguish the fire.