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Cairns, in far north Queensland is quite the distance from our Capital, Brisbane…

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5 years ago

November 12, 2020

Cairns, in far north Queensland is quite the distance from our Capital, Brisbane, around 1685kms in fact. Our paramedics in the region are well-versed in being prepared for and having attended large-scale incidents and natural hazards such as tropical cyclones. #ThrowbackThursday takes us back to one such large-scale incident that occurred on Monday 17 August 1987, when a railway gas tanker wagon sprung a leak. The escaping gas found its way into the nearby National Hotel where a pilot light flame in a hotel appliance ignited the gas causing a large fire. A Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage unit then caught fire and subsequently created a ‘Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion’ or… More

Image may contain: house, tree, sky and outdoor, text that says 'At the lower right corner is the concrete block behind which the branchmen knelt and this is approximately their view of the scene. Between them and the rail siding but very much nearer to the siding is the fixed monitor. The corched weatherboard houses are in the background.' Image may contain: outdoor, text that says '暖 vies showing the heat and blast damage to the brewery with damaged vehicles outside. T'he weatherboard heuses are in the bottom right corner. In both views the extent of the scorched earth and the discoloration of roofs is noteworthy. The grass was scorched for about 20 metres bevond the branchmen's position.' Image may contain: outdoor, text that says 'mи The rail siding from the north-west showing the workshop and office buildings of the Q.G.C. Note the damaged ano toppled railway wagons.'

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