April 24, 2019
A caravan was incinerated during a fire on Chinchilla-Wondai Road at Ballogie on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the blaze, near Okeden Creek, about 4:30pm.
A QFES spokesperson said the van was well alight when firefighters arrived, and the flames had spread to nearby grassland.
Three fire crews – including rural and urban units – attended and had the grass fire contained within 20 minutes.
However, nothing could be done to save the caravan which was totally destroyed.
It is believed the fire started after the caravan jack-knifed and overturned.
Fortunately, the Toyota LandCruiser 4WD which had been towing the van was unhitched before the fire spread.
After the flames were extinguished, fire crews continued to damp down the area.
They then worked to clean up the road and finally left the scene just before 6:00pm.
No one was injured during the incident.
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A rodeo rider was treated by paramedics before being transported to Kingaroy Hospital by ambulance on Sunday night.
The rider was injured when he fell during the annual Maidenwell bull ride.
A QAS spokesperson said the patient was transported in a stable condition to Kingaroy Hospital.
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A 47-year-old Kingaroy man has been charged with being drunk in charge of a vehicle after allegedly blowing 0.174 on Easter Saturday.
Police received information that a man had passed out in a Toyota sedan in Sports Lane.
He will appear in Kingaroy Magistrates Court on May 7.
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Detectives have made further arrests following a recent protest at an abattoir at Yangan, near Warwick.
Another eight people have since been charged in relation to this incident.
All will face one count of entering farming land (trespass).
They are due to appear in Warwick Magistrates Court on various dates over the next few weeks.
This brings the total number of people charged in relation to recent animal rights protests at a Milmerran feedlot and the Yangan abattoir to 29.
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