Gas bottle explosion ignites Agnes Water garage
Police, fire fighters and paramedics were called to the scene where a garage was reportedly alight.
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FIRE FIGHTERS extinguished an Agnes Water garage after a gas bottle explosion this afternoon.
A Queensland Police spokeswoman said officers were alerted to a gas bottle explosion at Masthead Drive at 4.15pm.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman said three crews arrived at the scene at 4.35pm and found a fire in a six-by-six metre shed.
"When they arrived they said it was a double-car garage that was alight," the spokeswoman said.
"They reported there were solar panels on the roof.
"Fire fighters extinguished the fire with hoses."
A Queensland Ambulance spokeswoman said paramedics responded to the incident.
"Paramedics attended the scene and were not required to transport any patients," the spokeswoman said.