Loganlea: Motorway shut, residents evacuated as B-double erupts in flames

A B-double truck has erupted in flames, shutting down a major motorway and evacuating a neighbourhood south of Brisbane.

The burning truck on the Logan Motorway on Tuesday night (Facebook image)

A B-double truck carrying a hazardous load has erupted in flames, shutting down a major motorway and evacuating an area south of Brisbane.

The incident happened on the Logan Motorway near the Kingston exit eastbound at Loganlea just after 8pm.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said eight crews were at the scene working to extinguish the fire.

The motorway was closed in both directions and an exclusion zone was in place.

Westbound lanes reopened later in the night.

Residents were urged to keep doors and windows shut.

A fire spokeswoman said the fire was extinguished at 9.20pm.

“Crews remain on site dampening down,” the spokeswoman said.

“It’s going to take a while to fully dampen it down.”

The spokeswoman added that the truck was carrying hazardous material.

“Scientific crews are trying to work out exactly what it was, but it was a hazardous load on the truck,” she said.

According to a Queensland ambulance spokesman, the driver of the truck was taken to Logan Hospital in a stable condition for observation.

The Logan Motorway has been closed by a truck fire. Picture: Sabrina Barnes

Police declared an exclusion zone under the Public Safety Preservation Act due to hazardous smoke.

It covered a stretch of the Logan Motorway including the Wembley Rd off-ramp and on-ramp, Station Rd on-ramp and Kingston Rd.

Diversions were in place eastbound on the Logan Motorway.

Motorists and members of the public were advised to avoid the area, and those within the exclusion zone were asked to remain indoors and close their windows until further notice.

The burning truck on the Logan Motorway on Tuesday night (Facebook image)

Several Logan residents took to social media after sighting black smoke billowing from the direction of the motorway.

“Massive explosion on the Logan Hwy just before Kingston Rd Exit,” Nicole Raymond posted.

“Massive fire from what looks to be a truck. Both sides blocked at the time Loganlea exit/Kingston Rd on-ramp,” Andie Rulz posted.

The burning truck on the Logan Motorway on Tuesday night (Facebook image)

Police declared an exclusion zone along the motorway under the Public Safety Preservation Act.

Originally published as Loganlea: Motorway shut, residents evacuated as B-double erupts in flames