Fire contained but weather conditions could ignite more blazes
Premium Content Subscriber only A bush fire which partially cut off Maryborough and Hervey Bay yesterday has been contained by fire crews. QFES Area Commander for Maryborough Command, Mark Long said, as of 10:30am, the Sunshine Acres fire was being patrolled and mopped up. "Yesterday afternoon it was pretty windy there and hot conditions as well. There was a lot of fuel around the area, when the fire started the weather conditions made it pretty hard for crews to get in and put the fire out." "The wind was the biggest contributing factor. "The fire is still under investigation by police ...
Source: frasercoastchronicle.com.au