Vehicle on fire in rural Tablelands town
Emergency crews are responding to reports of a vehicle fire in a rural Tablelands town.
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Emergency crews are responding to reports of a vehicle fire in Yungaburra, near Crater Lakes.
Firefighter and emergency services crews were called to a vehicle fire on Kulara Drive in Yungaburra around 6am on Tuesday morning.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said one crew was on scene around 6:30am and were still containing the blaze as of 6:55am.
“It is in a hard to reach location but crews are putting water on it now,” the spokeswoman said.
Queensland Ambulance Services were on scene and standing by at 7:00am but confirmed there were no passengers within the vehicle on fire.
Queensland Police are also attending the incident.
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Originally published as Vehicle on fire in rural Tablelands town
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