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A burned out light commercial van and a badly damaged shipping container after Friday afternoon’s fire near Blackbutt (Photo: Taromeo RFB)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 22, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Urban and rural fire brigades were scrambled on Friday afternoon after a small fire on a Blackbutt North property was whipped up by the wind and took off quickly through surrounding grass.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred in Enid Court, which runs off Crumpton Drive just north of Blackbutt, in a rural residential area surrounded by bushland.<\/p>\n

Rural fire brigade volunteers from the Taromeo, East Nanango and South Nanango brigades attended the blaze as well as urban firefighters from Blackbutt.<\/p>\n

The blaze gutted a small light commercial van parked on the property, and also badly damaged a shipping container being used to store goods.<\/p>\n

No one was injured during the incident.<\/p>\n

Firefighters monitored the area overnight to make sure the area remained safe.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday afternoon, heavy smoke from a bushfire burning south of Cooyar briefly closed the New England Highway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Queensland Police reported that the highway was closed near Bum Bum Creek\u00a0at Coal Bank.<\/p>\n

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With a long fire season predicted, rural fire brigades in the South Burnett are eager to have more volunteers join their ranks.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members of rural brigades receive training and skills that can assist them in all areas of their lives.<\/p>\n