Navy patrol ship ablaze near Brisbane
A fire aboard the HMAS "Bundaberg" east of Brisbane has been brought under control after three hours on Aug 11, 2014. Firefighters in breathing apparatus remained at a commercial boat shed on Barku Court in Hemmant, about 11 kilometres east of the CBD.
Earlier, about 50 firefighers and 16 fire trucks were called to the scene where the HMAS "Bundaberg" was undergoing a routine maintenance. Fire crews were called to the shipyards on the Brisbane River at 11.52 a.m. after an automated alarm went off. The boat was fully engulfed in flames when the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services arrived.
Two civilians were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation. No members of the Navy crew were injured in the incident. An assessment of damage and an investigation into the cause of the fire was to be undertaken once it is safe to do so.
A fire aboard the HMAS "Bundaberg" east of Brisbane has been brought under control after three hours on Aug 11, 2014. Firefighters in breathing apparatus remained at a commercial boat shed on Barku Court in Hemmant, about 11 kilometres east of the CBD.
Earlier, about 50 firefighers and 16 fire trucks were called to the scene where the HMAS "Bundaberg" was undergoing a routine maintenance. Fire crews were called to the shipyards on the Brisbane River at 11.52 a.m. after an automated alarm went off. The boat was fully engulfed in flames when the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services arrived.
Two civilians were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation. No members of the Navy crew were injured in the incident. An assessment of damage and an investigation into the cause of the fire was to be undertaken once it is safe to do so.