Premium Content
Subscriber only A Gympie council rubbish truck was forced to dump a load of recyclable waste on the road at North Deep Creek this morning to avoid a fully-fuelled truck fire breaking out. The truck s driver called for help when he noticed smoke heaping from the back of the truck near the intersection of North Deep Creek and Wood Roads about 7.30am. Recyclable rubbish dumped on the road after smoke was seen billowing from the back of a Gympie garbage truck at North Deep Creek on Thursday morning. Photo: Kristen Camp He was forced to dump the load on the road so firefighters could stop the small fire spreading, Gympie police senior constable Alastair Harris said.
The ban was expected to remain in place until 11.50pm next Tuesday night.
“Under this local fire ban, all open fires are prohibited and all Permits to Light Fire which have been issued in the designated areas have been cancelled,” a QFES statement said this morning.
“QFES encourages people to use extreme care and ensure adequate equipment is available to extinguish any fire which may start.”
For exemptions and more information, visit: www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au. gympie fire ban
Cr Stewart part of crew that contained TCB fire Gympie councillor Dan Stewart was one of many rural firefighters who battled a blaze near Tin Can Bay yesterday.
News 3rd Mar 2021 9:25 AM
Premium Content
Subscriber only Up to eight rural fire crews took shifts to control the fire yesterday that was burning east, north east of Mt Marlin , a Queensland Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said. Backburning continued until 8pm, when the fire was largely contained except for some patches within the containment, she said. Cr Dan Stewart was fighting the fire until 11pm last night but still managed to attend a Gympie council workshop this morning, councillor Brice Devereaux said this morning on his official Facebook page.