Emergency services close two Maroochydore streets in hazmat false alarm

Emergency crews shut down two busy suburban Maroochydore streets for hours after a “suspicious substance” was reported.

Gardak St and Wirraway St, Maroochydore. Picture: Facebook

Two Maroochydore streets were closed today, December 12, for hours as emergency crews investigated a reported “suspicious substance”.

Gardak and Wirraway streets in Maroochydore were blocked off from just after 11am.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said officers were called to assist the Queensland Fire Department in securing the area after a suspicious substance was reported as potentially a poison.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said all tests came back negative and it was a clear false alarm.

“We have to do these checks and take things seriously for safety,” he said.

Both roads were reopened by 2.16pm.

Emergency crews rush to two separate crashes

Emergency crews have been called to two crashes in Warana and Maroochydore this afternoon.

A two-vehicle crash occurred just after 4pm on Nicklin Way, Warana, between Lake Kawana Boulevard and Spinnaker Boulevard.

A Queensland Fire Department spokesman said two crews were called with a car blocking one of the southbound lanes.

A two-vehicle collision was also reported on Duporth Ave, Maroochydore.

A Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said no entrapments or hazards were reported and the scene had been made safe.

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said no injuries were reported and no crews were dispatched.

Originally published as Emergency services close two Maroochydore streets in hazmat false alarm