Bruce Hwy re-opened after truck bursts into flames, sparks grass fire

HWY RE-OPENED: Traffic is starting to flow again after a truck caught fire on the Bruce Hwy south of Home Hill and sparked a grass fire.

A truck has caught fire on the Bruce Hwy, south of Home Hill

Queensland Police say the Bruce Hwy has been re-opened to traffic, but remains under police control.

Queensland Police say the Bruce Hwy has been re-opened to traffic, but remains under police control.

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A truck has caught fire on the Bruce Hwy south of Home Hill and sparked a grass fire.

Three fire crews are currently on scene battling the blaze.

A Queensland Fire Department (QFD) spokesman said their first crew arrived on scene near Guthalungra around 1.10pm on Tuesday.

“The truck was well involved, and it started a grass fire,” the spokesman said.

“The crews are working to extinguish the blaze. Both the truck and the grass fire.”

QFD said they believed the Bruce Hwy had been completely closed to traffic.

A truck on fire on the Bruce Highway south of Home Hill. Picture: Melanie Jane Perry

Queensland Police, who are in charge of traffic control, said they had minimal information about the incident aside from the fact the truck was blocking the southbound lane.

QFD incident map showing the location of the Bruce Hwy vehicle fire, November 12

The exact location of the truck fire is a section of overtaking lane near Cape Creek Rd, 5km south of Gumlu.

More to come.

Originally published as Bruce Hwy re-opened after truck bursts into flames, sparks grass fire