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‘It’s happened again’: Mackay rubbish truck catches on fire

The fire took more than an hour to extinguish with a bobcat called in to help firefighters break up the mess

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23rd Feb. 2021 3:02 PM

Mackay firefighters had to extinguish a pile of waste on the corner of Mackay Bucasia Rd and Habana Rd, near Kerisdale Estate, after a fire broke out in the back of the truck. Picture: Mackay Regional Council

UPDATE: Man flown to hospital after car fire on Bruce Highway

Police, firefighter and ambulance crews all attended the scene at St Lawrence

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04th Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

Emergency crews are attending the scene south of Mackay where a car was reportedly on fire. Picture: Zizi Averill

Best friends left with nothing in Blacks Beach fire

‘They both work so hard and now they have nothing, not even a place to stay’

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01st Jan. 2021 2:01 PM

A Go Fund Me has been set up for Blacks Beach residents Gabrielle Clements and Kaitlyn Johnson after their unit was destroyed in a house fire on New Year's Eve.

Crime scene declared at Northern Beaches blaze

Police are investigating a fire that tore through the roof of a Blacks Beach unit.

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01st Jan. 2021 7:01 AM

A crime scene has been declared at a Blacks Beach home after a unit fire was reported at Bilgola Pl at 1.15am January 1. Picture: Craig Hamilton

Car fire at at North Mackay home deemed suspicious

Emergency services were called to the North Mackay home with reports of an explosion at the property

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30th Dec. 2020 4:12 PM

Emergency services were called to a Harrington St, South Mackay, home with reports of explosions and a fire in a carport.

Shed fire extinguished at property south of Mackay

Police remain on scene at the private address to investigate how the blaze ignited

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27th Dec. 2020 10:12 AM

Firefighting crews are on their way to a shed fire burning at Clairview.

Fireys called to Mackay Base Hospital to fight sign fire

While Mackay slept off its cumulative Christmas feast, fireys battled a blaze at Mackay Base Hospital

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26th Dec. 2020 12:12 PM

The Mackay Base Hospital sign caught fire in the early hours of December 26, 2020.

Three fire crews respond to fire in an East Mackay home

Firefighters sawed through the roof of an East Mackay home to investigate the cause of the blaze

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17th Dec. 2020 4:12 PM

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, police and ambulance crews responded to an appliance fire at Neill St home, East Mackay on Thursday December 17. Generic: QAS QPS Picture: Janessa Ekert

Smoke alert as six crews fight blaze in Paget workplace

A smoke warning has been issued as crews continue to battle a fire at an industrial scrapyard

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17th Dec. 2020 2:12 PM

Truck fire at 102 Farrellys Rd, Paget is attended to by fire crews. Thursday, December 17 2020.

Fireys warning over deadly Christmas decorations

Your Christmas cheer could spell disaster with frayed lights and candles at risk of burning the house down

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04th Dec. 2020 2:12 PM

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