Early morning shed and caravan fire near Esk

A police investigation has started after a shed and caravan caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday on a rural Somerset property.

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An investigation has started after fire engulfed a shed and spread to a caravan near Esk.

Emergency crews were called to O’Grady’s Rd near Redbank Creek, 8km west of Esk, about 5am Wednesday after a shed caught fire and spread to a nearby caravan.

By 8am the fire crews had put out the fire and were ventilating the area, he said.

No one was located within the shed, he said.

Paramedics were on scene but had not treated any patients, a QAS spokeswoman said.

Police have established a crime scene and said they were still looking for one person who was unaccounted for.

Both police and fire crews are investigating.

Originally published as Early morning shed and caravan fire near Esk