Curra evacuation cleared now

Curra evacuation cleared now

UPDATE: 11.40am

POLICE have revoked the PSPA declared in Curra, near Gympie this morning after a cylinder on a freight train leaked gas.  

UPDATE: 10.30am

ONE home has been evacuated and a 250m exclusion zone set up after a highly explosive gas leak at Curra this morning.

Police declared the situation an emergency following reports of a leaking cylinder on a freight train.

No one has been injured during the incident and there is no immediate risk to the public at this time.

The declaration includes an area bounded by the Bruce Highway East along Harvey Siding Road, south-west along Albrecht Road, south along Hunters Road, and north along the west side of Bruce Highway.

There are no road closures at present.

EARLIER: 9.30am

A GAS leak from a freight train is the cause of an evacuation at Curra this morning.

The area was blocked off at a 250m radius after a 'highly explosive' gas leaked from a 600m long freight and goods train, which was carrying containers of gas on the northern line.

The gas is a level 2 highly explosive gas.

Fire and Rescue officers are attending the area to leak the gas.

The evacuated area is on Steys Rd, off Harvey Siding Rd in a farming area.

It appears all nearby houses are outside the 250m exclusion zone. It is unsure how long it will take for the gas to dissipate.