Fire crews battle industrial business blaze at Bush Crescent, Parkhurst
A business near Rockhampton has been evacuated with fire crews battling a blaze inside the building.
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Fire crews have extinguished a blaze inside a business at an industrial area on Rockhampton’s outskirts.
Emergency crews were called to the fire at Bush Crescent, Parkhurst, at 9.11am.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman initially said three crews were on scene and there were boxes on fire in the building which had been evacuated.
“There are no reports of injuries from the initial call,” the QFD spokesman said.
“When (fire) crews got there, they started doing fire suppression.
“There is oil in there (building) that they (fire crews) are concerned about.”
The fire department spokesman said at one stage the blaze was spreading.
“Our crews are also removing gas bottles away from the area.”
A QFD spokeswoman said the fire had since been extinguished.
No-one was injured in the incident.
Details of damage caused were not available.
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