QFES attends house fire in Donohue Road, Emerald

Firefighters rushed to the scene of a major blaze on the outskirts of Emerald early Tuesday morning. Full details here.

Two houses on the outskirts of Emerald were ripped through by a blaze as emergency services rushed to put out the fire on Tuesday morning.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokesman said crews attended reports of a house fire after 3.30am on January 18.

Two buildings were alight on Donohue Road in Emerald, one of which was ‘fully involved’.

Firefighters with breathing apparatus contained the blaze to a single structure by 4.10am.

QFES handed the matter to police at 6am and a fire investigator is expected to attend today.

Queensland Ambulance paramedics remained on standby but no patients were assessed.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman said the fire did not appear to be suspicious.