{"id":233801,"date":"2019-04-24T17:32:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-24T07:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=233801"},"modified":"2020-07-21T13:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T03:06:09","slug":"denise-has-a-lucky-escape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/04\/24\/denise-has-a-lucky-escape\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise Has A Lucky Escape"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Claytons Towing hauls away the blackened campervan (Photo: Denise Keelan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 24, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett Online advertising consultant Denise Keelan has had a lucky escape after her campervan went up in flames at Buderim.<\/p>\n

The well-known Kingaroy photographer was on her way to cover the Far-A-Way Endurance Ride at Imbil when the incident occurred last Thursday.<\/p>\n

She was driving her yellow Mazda E3000 campervan, better known as “Miss Daisy”, through Buderim when she heard crackling behind her and smelled fire.<\/p>\n

Denise immediately pulled off the road.<\/p>\n

As she phoned for help, she also began pulling items from the van, however the vehicle was engulfed in flames within minutes.<\/p>\n

By the time firefighters arrived there was nothing they could do except stop the fire from spreading.<\/p>\n

Denise managed to save her purse and most of her camera gear but everything else in the van, including clothing and medicine, was destroyed.<\/p>\n

Despite the setback, Denise – who’s more used to covering the news than making it – still managed to make it to Imbil to photograph the ride.<\/p>\n

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The interior of the van was totally wrecked … fortunately a gas bottle (bottom photo) did not explode
(Photos: Denise Keelan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The van goes up on flames on the side of the road in Buderim (Photo: Denise Keelan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Channel 7 raw video<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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