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News.com.au
06-07-2025
- News.com.au
Chemical fire locks down Mitchell Highway, west of Brisbane
A chemical fire has shut down a major regional highway. Emergency services were called to Baker's Bend near Charleville, about 950km west of Brisbane, about 6.30am on Sunday morning after reports of 'two chemical trailers on fire'. The police have now declared a large 20km exclusion zone covering parts of the Mitchell Highway and surrounding properties. 'A PSPA was declared at 8.59AM with the exclusion zone encompassing a large section of the Mitchell Highway near the Angellala Creek bridge,' a Queensland Police spokesman said. 'Members of the public are advised to avoid the area and residents within the exclusion zone are advised to leave immediately.'
Yahoo
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Chemical fire locks down regional highway
A chemical fire has shut down a major regional highway. Emergency services were called to Baker's Bend near Charleville, about 950km west of Brisbane, about 6.30am on Sunday morning after reports of 'two chemical trailers on fire'. The police have now declared a large 20km exclusion zone covering parts of the Mitchell Highway and surrounding properties. 'A PSPA was declared at 8.59AM with the exclusion zone encompassing a large section of the Mitchell Highway near the Angellala Creek bridge,' a Queensland Police spokesman said. 'Members of the public are advised to avoid the area and residents within the exclusion zone are advised to leave immediately.' More to come.
ABC News
06-07-2025
- Automotive
- ABC News
South-west Queensland highway closed after truck carrying oxygen cylinders catches fire
The Mitchell Highway in south-west Queensland has been closed in both directions after a truck carrying oxygen cylinders caught fire this morning. Emergency services were called to the Mitchell Highway about 20 kilometres south of Charleville about 6:30 am. Police have since made an emergency declaration in the sparsely populated area of Bakers Bend. Members of the public are advised to avoid the area and residents within the exclusion zone are advised to leave immediately. Police say the highway is likely to be closed for some time.
