Australia's Olympic team reportedly had possessions stolen when fire forced them to evacuate their Rio Games Village building.

At least three laptops and some clothing were taken from vacated rooms, according to Nine Network, which said the Australian Olympic Committee had confirmed the thefts and installed security on each floor.

It was yet another setback in the team's first week in their Games village accommodation.
Having initially refused to move in until plumbing, electricity and gas faults were rectified, Friday's fire - thought to have started in piles of rubbish - raised further concerns about safety.

The fire alarms in the building had been deactivated without Australian officials being told and veteran shooter Warren Potent revealed he slept right through the scare, not woken by door knocking or phone calls.

"Obviously that is completely unacceptable that a) the fire alarm was disabled and b) that if it had to be, that we weren't warned about that," said Australian team boss Kitty Chiller.

There had been "numerous people" given approval to deactivate the alarms - now there would be just one, she said.

Australian hierarchy have since triple-checked the fire alarms are working again after Chiller met with Rio 2016 organisers and the International Olympic Committee.

"There was no point in laying blame or saying `could have or should have' at that point last night," she said.

However Chiller has warned team leaders of other nations to look for potential fire hazards.

"I spoke to a couple of my colleagues, three or four other NOCs (national Olympic committees) last night, and just said `look, check your basement, see what rubbish is still left there'," she said.

"And we will definitely be bringing it up at the chefs de mission meeting tomorrow morning that all the rubbish is cleared."