Posts Tagged ‘Sunshine Coast Smoke Alarms’
The reasons why so many high-rise towers have faults
An explosive study into the poor quality of apartment buildings has found that new blocks are “plagued with defects”, with at least one found in 85 per cent of all buildings analysed. Written by Deakin University’s Nicole Johnston and Griffith University’s Sacha Reid, the report found 97 per cent of buildings in New South…
Read MoreGold Coast Fire and Emergency Services warn increase in house fires during winter
WINTER has arrived with a vengeance and with it has come increased fire risks and warnings about the dangers of electric blankets and heaters. Superintendent Greg Tomlinson, Gold Coast zone commander for Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, warned there was an increase in house fires during colder months. He said this coincided with electric blankets…
Read MoreOne hospitalised after Gold Coast house fire
ONE person has been taken to hospital following a fire at a house on the northern Gold Coast. Emergency services were called to the home at Jacobs Well just before 5am on Anzac Day. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman told myGC there was a small fire inside the home but the occupants managed…
Read MoreWreckers yard goes up in flames north of Brisbane, crews pulled back for safety
A saw accidentally hitting a fuel tank is believed to have sparked a fire that broke out at a business north of Brisbane. Emergency services, including six firefighting crews, were called about 10am on Saturday to A1 Car Wreckers used-car and wrecking business on South Pine Road at Brendale. Police said the contact between a…
Read MoreFire breaks out at Brisbane pub
FIREFIGHTERS remain at the scene of a blaze at Brisbane’s Port Office Hotel. The fire broke out in the kitchen and spread to the hotel’s exhaust about midday. A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said the fire was contained to the building and was under control by about 1.30pm. A number of firefighters entered…
Read MoreInches from disaster: Cafe next door escapes Brisbane shop fire
A cafe owner is thanking his lucky stars after the fire that gutted nine shops in Brisbane’s south on Thursday morning came within inches of spreading to his business. Daniel Bellas said he felt for his next-door neighbours who lost their cafe and restaurant in the early-morning blaze, but was thankful that the flames failed…
Read MoreFirefighters battle house fire in Bambrook St, Taigum
A HOUSE has erupted in flames in Brisbane’s north. Firefighters received the call to a house fire at Taigum at 9.20pm. Crews in breathing apparatus were battling the blaze, which started in the bottom level of the brick house on Bambrook St. Paramedics were on the scene as a precaution, however all occupants of the…
Read MoreFiries 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…
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