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Lanes closed on M1 as emergency services contain fire in median strip on M1 near Helensvale

Firefighters on Friday worked to extinguish a fire on the Gold Coast in bushland along the M1.

View of the fire from the M1 traffic camera at Helensvale. Picture: TMR
View of the fire from the M1 traffic camera at Helensvale. Picture: TMR

Emergency service worked to extinguish a fire on the northern Gold Coast which broke out in bushland along the M1.

Police closed two lanes northbound near the Helensvale on-ramp as firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, which starteded in the centre median strip.

Multiple calls were received to triple-0.

The large plume of smoke was seen for several kilometres.

Originally published as Lanes closed on M1 as emergency services contain fire in median strip on M1 near Helensvale

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