Firies on scene after Proserpine house fire
EMERGENCY services attended a house fire in Proserpine overnight. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokesperson said two crews attended the blaze, at a home in Calista Court. A Queensland Ambulance Spokesperson said they were called to the scene as a precaution just before 10pm. One crew was dispatched, and the spokesperson said there was…
Read MoreBrisbane businesses gutted by intense blaze
Ten businesses in Brisbane’s south have been gutted by an intense fire that caused their roofs to collapse. Inspector Doug May from the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services told Today crews were first called to the row of shops on Old Cleveland Road at Coorparoo about 2.15am. “Crews fought to contain it, and contain it…
Read MoreSecond storey destroyed in house fire
The second storey of a Queenslander-style home has been destroyed in a blaze. Queensland Fire and Rescue were called to a property on Geisman Road in Laidley North at about 12.20pm. Six crews attended the fire and declared the majority of the flame to be extinguished by 12.50pm. Queensland Ambulance crews were on scene and…
Read MoreThe faces of those who lost everything in South Brisbane blaze
A year 7 schoolboy’s uniform and books, and a musician’s instruments were among the possessions lost after residents in a South Brisbane unit block woke up to cries of “fire, fire, get out” on Thursday. More than $25,000 was raised overnight through various online fundraising campaigns for several affected residents, many of whom were left…
Read MoreHomeowner says he told police of threats before his house was destroyed by fire
Fire engulfs a home at night. Police are investigating reports that a man had made threats to burn down a house that was this morning destroyed by fire at Crestmead, south of Brisbane. No-one was injured in the blaze, which gutted the two-storey home in Hakari Street. Homeowner Gary Odger said he was outraged because…
Read MoreRoof collapses as Brisbane house is gutted by flames
A house has been gutted by fire in Brisbane’s west A house in Chapel Hill has been destroyed by fire, with parts of the roof collapsing as firefighters worked to control the blaze. Emergency services were called to a Ludlow Street home just after noon on Wednesday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said…
Read MoreFire guts Paris’ Notre Dame but structure saved from destruction
Paris: A massive fire consumed Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting and destroying the roof of the Paris landmark and stunning France and the world, but firefighters said they had saved the shell of the stone structure from collapse. Flames that began in the early evening burst rapidly through the roof of the centuries-old cathedral…
Read MoreWorkers evacuated, smoke spreads from large industrial fire
FIREFIGHTERS have rushed to a Coolum Beach business where a yard full of cardboard is on fire. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said multiple crews were responding to Carters Transport on Quanda Rd, and would likely be battling the blaze for some time. He said an estimated 100 tonnes of cardboard was alight,…
Read MoreHouse fire forces authorities to close street
UPDATE, 4pm: THE fire which claimed a house on May St was extinguished this afternoon, but the street will remain in a lockdown today until forensic investigators arrive to determine the cause of the fire. While the fire is not considered to be suspicious, the easternmost end of May St will be closed to all…
Read MoreBrisbane’s Port Office Hotel burns after fire starts in kitchen
A Heritage-listed Brisbane pub has been saved from major structural damage after a fire started in the kitchen and spread into the roof. The fire started in the kitchen of the Port Office Hotel, on the corner of Edward and Margaret street in the CBD, about 12.10pm, a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said.…
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