October 31, 2024
A large bushfire burning in the Barambah area forced police to close a section of the Burnett Highway on Thursday afternoon.
At 2:00pm, traffic was being diverted at the Bunya Highway intersection because of the volume of smoke in the area..
A Queensland Fire Department spokesperson said the fire alert came in about noon.
At the peak of the blaze, nine fire crews were in action.
At 3:30pm, the fire was burning within containment lines.
