Machinery, 1500 hay bales lost in blaze

UPDATE 4.20pm: A hayshed fire has been under control outside Allora but machinery and 1500 round hay bales were damaged in the blaze.

A spokeswoman from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said one fire crew had been sent back to Warwick but two tankers, an alpha appliance and rural crews remained at the scene.

A fire investigation team was also on their way but the spokeswoman said there was nothing to suggest suspicious circumstances at that stage.

Fire crews were called to the scene at Pony Club Rd just after 12.30pm today where a 10m x 8m hayshed had caught alight.

UPDATE 1.45pm: Fire crews are continuing to fight a fire currently engulfing a 10m x 8m hayshed containing machinery outside Allora. 

A spokeswoman from Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said three urban crews are on the scene on Pony Club Rd as well as rural crews and a water tanker. 

Crews are also providing structural protection for a nearby house.

The spokeswoman said no one had been injured in the blaze.

Fire crews were called to the scene about 12.30pm today.

INITIAL 12.30pm: A hayshed has caught fire on a rural property just outside of Allora. 

Fire crews are rushing to help fight the blaze that broke out on the property on Pony Club Rd just after 12.30 this afternoon. 

A QFES spokeswoman said two crews from Warwick, one crew from Allora and a rural fire unit were all on their way to help battle the flames. 

She could not confirm the size of the fire but said it was not thought to be threatening other property or livestock at this stage. 

Updates to follow. 



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