Car fire takes hold of paddock

Five fire crews battled to control a fire on a private property at Kybong yesterday:

A car fire that escaped onto grassland took almost an hour to put out at Kybong yesterday afternoon. File photo.

FIVE fire crews were needed to put out a car fire in a paddock at Kybong yesterday afternoon.

The crews rushed to the private property at Keefton Rd just before 1pm where a car fire had taken hold of nearby grass and was spreading.

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One urban fire crew and four rural fire crews battled the fire that grew from 300 square metres to 600 square metres before it was put under control at 2pm, a Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said.

Firefighters remained on the scene to dampen hot spots until 2.20pm and left at 3.40pm when the fire was fully extinguished, she said.

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There was no threat to structure, the spokeswoman said.

The cause of the fire was unknown and Queensland Ambulance Service was not required.

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