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Seven sheds destroyed in fire on Tarata Rd, Guanaba property

It took 12 fire crews to dampen this blaze, which caused huge damage to a Gold Coast hinterland property overnight. See the photos.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.

It took 12 fire crews more than two hours to fight an inferno that destroyed multiple sheds at a Gold Coast property on Thursday night.

Emergency services were called to the Tarata Rd, Guanaba address just after 10pm on July 3, a Queensland Fire Department spokeswoman said.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.

Seven sheds on the property were destroyed in the blaze, with fire and rescue crews and rural fire service crews working together to get it under control.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.

The fire was out just before 1am, the QFD spokeswoman said, and a fire investigator returned on Friday morning to inspect the scene.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said the fire was not being treated as suspicious.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade, a volunteer fire service on the Gold Coast, took to social media to share their team’s valiant contribution to the effort.

The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.
The Coomera Valley rural fire brigade was one of 12 fire crews to battle a blaze on Tarata Rd, Guanaba on July 3. Picture: Facebook/Coomera Valley rural fire brigade.


Originally published as Seven sheds destroyed in fire on Tarata Rd, Guanaba property

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