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Gordonbrook resident Cameron Carseldine … relieved that firefighters protected his home, which was in the path of the fire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

August 12, 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n

UPDATE 8:30pm – The Gordonbrook fire may be linked to a power outage which is affecting Ergon Energy customers at Durong, Wooroolin, Memerambi, Wilkesdale, Ballogie and parts of Kingaroy. The power went off at 6:41pm, leaving 352 customers without electricity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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UPDATE 7:10pm – The alert level has been downgraded. Firefighters are conducting backburning. There is no threat to property at this time.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A fire which broke out on a property adjacent to the Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road on Sunday evening was whipped up by north-easterly winds, pushing it quickly towards homes on Cooleys Road at Gordonbrook.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Multiple rural and urban fire units raced to the scene and quickly went into action to protect property.<\/p>\n

The large fire cast smoke across the Memerambi and Wooroolin areas, and flames could be seen from Memerambi-Gordonbrook Road, spreading along timbered ridges.<\/p>\n

The blaze jumped Cooleys Road and ran across open grassland into timbered country.<\/p>\n

Local resident Cameron Carseldine said the firefighters had his “heartfelt thanks”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“When they came up to refill, they said they had saved my house and some of the buildings,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Carseldine said the fire had started on a nearby property, and spread quickly because of the wind which had been blowing all day.<\/p>\n

Pointing towards the north-east where the fire was still burning, Mr Carseldine told southburnett.com.au<\/strong>: “There’s a few houses up there, too …”<\/p>\n

Firefighters were joined at the blaze by local farmers using tractors and water carts.<\/p>\n

Several heavy pieces of earthmoving equipment were also called in, including bulldozers.<\/p>\n

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As well as the large bushfires at Okeden and Linville, QFES were also called to fires on Sunday at Cushnie, Ballogie, Maidenwell and Glan Devon.<\/p>\n