Emergency services called to fire in Pimpama on the Gold Coast
Emergency services raced to a fire on the northern Gold Coast with residents capturing dramatic images of smoke that can be seen from suburbs away.
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Emergency services have raced to a fire on the northern Gold Coast with residents capturing images of a black cloud of smoke that could be seen from suburbs away.
Police and fire crews were called to the blaze off the Old Pacific Hwy in Pimpama at around 10.50am on Friday.
It is believed tyres were set alight.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said seven crews were called to the scene.
Fireys were able to contain the fire around 12pm and one crew remained on site to monitor the area.
A Gold Coast police spokesman said officers were helping with traffic control.
Traffic was building in the area and causing delays on the M1 around 11.20am.
Gold Coast resident Sarah Morgan posted a photo of the cloud of smoke on a Facebook community page.
Kaitlyn Smith shared a photo of the plum of smoke from her work in Southport.
Originally published as Emergency services called to fire in Pimpama on the Gold Coast
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