February 17, 2026
A tractor pulling a slasher was destroyed in a blaze which spread to nearby grassland at Haly Creek on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to the incident on Stuart Valley Drive / Ellesmere Road just after 3:05pm.
Reports suggest the Council slasher had just finished slashing a roadside verge when the fire broke out.
The vehicle was engulfed in fire when fire crews arrived.
They quickly extinguished the flames and brought the grass fire under control.
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Two fire crews were called to Orana Aged Care’s administration building in Kingaroy on Tuesday afternoon after an automatic alarm was tripped about 2:30pm.
A QFRD spokesperson said it was an electrical fault but firefighters remained on site while contractors worked on the issue.
No one was injured in the incident.
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