Fire closes in on campus
Published on 26 August, 2009
Bushland near the southern annexe buildings of CQUniversity Rockhampton was ablaze on Tuesday this week.
Security personnel instructed staff members to remove their cars from the southern carpark when the fire broke out behind Super AMart.
Trees ablaze near southern carpark.Two fire crews attended the fire and back-burned grassland behind the university buildings.
Thick smoke covered the area for several hours but no buildings were threatened.
Smoke billowed across the highway.
Fire crews contained the fire while campus security ensured the safety of staff.