Five fire crews called to battle harvester blaze at Emerald
Five fire crews were called to an Emerald property on Tuesday night after a harvester was engulfed in flames. Here's what happened.
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Fire crews battled a blaze at Emerald on Tuesday night for more than two hours after a harvester caught alight.
Fire-fighters and paramedics were called to the fire at Tyson Road at 7.11pm.
Five fire crews attended, with the first arriving on scene about 7.20pm.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesperson said the harvester was well engulfed in flames when fire-fighters first arrived and crews worked to suppress the fire.
The QFES spokesperson said just before 9pm, crews were dampening down to make the machinery as safe as possible.
The last fire crew left the scene about 9.30pm.
The QFES spokesperson said the property owner told the crews that they would pull the remains of the machine apart themselves on Wednesday when it was safe to do so.
Queensland Ambulance Service attended but no-one required medical treatment.
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