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Fire crews dampened down the edges of the grass fire to ensure there was no potential for it to
spread into adjoining, heavily timbered areas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 13, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swift action by rural and urban fire crews on Saturday stopped a grass fire at Kingsley Grove Winery near Kingaroy turning into a much more serious blaze.<\/p>\n

Firefighters were called to the property at 49 Stuart Valley Drive about 2:30pm.<\/p>\n

They found a grass fire burning in windy conditions across several acres of paddock behind the winery, and threatening more heavily timbered country on an adjoining property.<\/p>\n

Eight rural and three urban units responded, along with two command cars and an ambulance.<\/p>\n

The situation was brought under control within 45 minutes.<\/p>\n

By coincidence, many of the units had been attending a training day in Kingaroy.<\/p>\n

Jo Berry, from Kingsley Grove, said she believed the fire started when an ember escaped from a visiting caravanner’s outdoor cooker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The ember blew into the adjoining paddock and ignited the dry grass, where the fire was whipped up by the wind.<\/p>\n

“It just got away from them really quickly,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I think they’re still in shock.”<\/p>\n

Both Jo and her mother-in-law Pat said they were relieved no one had been hurt and praised the firefighters\u00a0 and ambulance crews for their quick and professional response.<\/p>\n

Kingsley Grove’s winery complex, house and vineyards were located downwind and were not under threat at any time.<\/p>\n

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A unit leaves the scene … about 25 acres was burned in less than an hour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A small area of bushland adjoining the paddock on Kingsley Grove’s property also caught alight,
but multiple units ensured it was extinguished as quickly as possible<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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