Update on the fire in the NE of the Lockyer National Park

Here’s an update received at 8.00am this morning Monday 23 May:

As of 2100 hrs last night the fire was contained. We organised for a dozed track to the north linking Yellow Gully to the base of a steep pinch to the SE of Apple Tree Flat.

Rural Fire Service and QPWS crews worked together to construct a hand chipped line down from the top to link with the dozed track. We back burned from that in fairly challenging conditions but this will prevent the fire from travelling west.

The northern edge should hold on Yellow Gully and QPWS crews are out there again this morning following the fire on the southern edge as it burns down to the containment line within the Park.

An incredible effort under the circumstances.

Again this morning, it is totally calm here, 8km south of the fire site, and has been so pretty much all night.

Will update again when I get more information later today.