Emergency services called to fire in Pimpama on the Gold Coast
Emergency services are racing to a fire on the northern Gold Coast with residents capturing dramatic images of smoke that can be seen from suburbs away.
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Emergency services are racing to a fire on the northern Gold Coast with residents capturing images of a black cloud of smoke that can be seen from suburbs away.
Police and fire crews were called to the blaze off the Old Pacific Hwy in Pimpama at around 10.50am on Friday.
It is believed tyres were set alight.
A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said two crews were currently on scene with another five on the way.
He said fireys were waiting for more resources as they worked to extinguish the blaze.
A Gold Coast police spokesman said officers were still on scene around 11.20am helping with traffic control.
Traffic was building in the area and causing delays on the M1 around 11.20am.
Gold Coast resident Sarah Morgan posted a photo of the cloud of smoke on a Facebook community page.
Kaitlyn Smith shared a photo of the plum of smoke from her work in Southport.
More to come …
Originally published as Emergency services called to fire in Pimpama on the Gold Coast
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