November 8, 2016
A lightning strike from the dry storm that passed over Kingaroy early on Tuesday evening has been blamed for starting a grass fire at Booie.
A caller to southburnett.com.au said they saw the lightning flash and then only moments later saw smoke start to rise.
The couple called Triple 0 and firefighters were quickly on the scene.
Kingaroy urban firefighters as well as at least one rural unit attended.
The fire was burning on a farm adjacent to Millers Road (opposite the former Captains Paddock cellardoor).
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Firefighters were kept busy throughout the South Burnett on Tuesday.
Five fire units were called to a grass fire burning in Barr Smith Street, Yarraman.
The fire broke out in the morning and kept burning until the early afternoon.
There were also grassfires at Booie Road, Booie, and Barker Creek Flat, also possibly started by lightning.
Crews were called back to a fire that has been burning for several days at Kinleymore.
Eight QFES crews were called on Tuesday afternoon to a large vegetation fire burning near Mundubbera-Durong Road at Beeron.
Firefighters began backburning in a bid to control the fire.
A QFES spokesperson said there was no threat to property but the fire was causing significant smoke.
UPDATE November 9: Six fire crews remain at a vegetation fire burning near Mundubbera-Durong Road. Firefighters are monitoring the fire, which is currently burning within containment lines.
