Sarina fire: Firefighters respond to shed fire causing black smoke

Firefighters are responding to a fire that has fully engulfed a shed and has spread to nearby bushland.

Firefighters are responding to a shed fire in Sarina that is sending big plumes of smoke into the sky.

Emergency services received information about the fire, near Golf Course Road and Armstrong Beach Road, just before 1pm on Wednesday.

After initially having trouble gaining access to the property, fireys arrived to find a 10x15m single-storey corrugated iron shed fully engulfed.

Firefighters asked for back-up for a shed fire in Sarina.

It comes two months after another huge shed fire in Sarina in June when a 15mx20m shed was destroyed.

A Sarina family doing renovations was left sifting through the rubble of the fierce fire that destroyed most of their possessions which would normally have been in their house.

A fire destroyed a shed and most of the household possessions Katya Galley had stored in it while their house on their West Plane Creek Rd undergoes renovations. The fire broke out about 2.45am on Monday, June 20, 2022. Picture: Katya Galley

Ergon Energy workers isolated power to the structure as crews worked to extinguish the blaze.

A nearby rail corridor has been shut.

All people are accounted for.

The fire has spread to nearby grass and bushland. It is understood other properties are just 300m away and there is a fear it will spread.

Large plumes of smoke are affecting Golf Course Road and the Sarina township.

People are urged to avoid the area.

Residents should close windows and doors and, if needed, keep respiratory medications nearby.

Motorists should drive with caution and to conditions.

Utilities from Sarina, Plane Creek and Bakers Creek were also attending.