Ipswich rail museum on fire

[p858snake]

"@9NewsBrisbane: BREAKING NEWS: The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich is on fire. Early reports say it's well alight."
"@SEQIncidents: Update Railway Workshops North Ipswich ▶ Many Crews In Action Defensive Attack Protecting Exposures 3rd Alarm Declared Crews Responding"
"@SEQincidents: Update 3rd Alarm Railway Workshops North Ipswich▶ 2 Buildings Poss Vacant w/ 4 Exposures Many Crews In Action Working Bring Under Control"

[p858snake]

(Taken by Councillor Andrew Antoniolli)

[p858snake]

Police notice about it: https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=239921786055841

[ozbob]

Thanks. Hopefully this will be under control shortly.

[curator49]

Fortunately, it is not The Workshops Rail Museum.

The building/s concerned is the old wooden CME's office on the hill overlooking the workshops site. This are is owned by the developers Leda.

[ozbob]

Thanks for that update Curator49

[ozbob]

This is on the media ..

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Twitter

QueenslandRail Queensland Rail

We are advised fire at the @RailMuseum_Qld is in a disused building on the site. Not the museum or workshops themselves. Thanks for concern
3 minutes ago

[ozbob]

Brisbanetimes --> Ipswich museum ablaze

[ozbob]

From the Queensland Times click here!

Inferno at workshops

Inferno at workshops

Joel Gould | 27th September 2011

FLAMES licked the evening sky in scenes reminiscent of burning buildings in wartime as Ipswich experienced its most spectacular inferno in more than 25 years last night.

Initial fears were that Ipswich's most popular tourist attraction, The Workshops Rail Museum, was alight. There was some relief that an old engineering building scheduled for demolition was one of three at the North Ipswich Railway Workshops on fire.

But that relief soon turned to major concern when fire crews on the scene said they believed both buildings contained asbestos and advised that Queensland Health should be notified.

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) put out a call advising residents of surrounding streets to go back into their houses and shut doors and windows.

Fourteen fire trucks and 46 firefighters attended the blaze that started just after 6pm.

Councillor Cheryl Bromage was on an evening run when she got calls about the blaze.

"One is the old engineering building, a very old wooden building that has been disused for quite some time," she said.

"A lot of people are saying to me they haven't seen flames as high since Reids Department Store burned down in the centre of town (in 1985)."

Paul Davies, The Workshops Rail Museum business and facilities manager, was rehearsing a play down the road at St Joseph's School when one of his colleagues received a message on Facebook saying the museum that attracts 100,000 visitors each year was on fire. He rushed down to the scene and was relieved to find his beloved museum still standing

QFRS set up a command post inside the main entrance to the workshops.

Numerous people called the Queensland Times to say they could see the fire in the sky many kilometres away. Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale also attended the scene. The cause of the fire will be investigated.

[p858snake]

"@RailMuseum_Qld: Museum safe but no power after fire on adjacent property last night, however Museum CLOSED until further notice. Stay tuned 4 updates."

[p858snake]

Update - Fire investigation, North Ipswich
Police have charged a man following investigations into last night's fire at a North Ipswich museum.

The fire was reported around 6.20pm at the museum located at North Street and was contained to a number of vacant buildings at the rear of the complex.

A 17-year-old North Ipswich man has been charged with arson and is due to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on October 18.

Police investigations are continuing.

Anyone with information which could assist police with their investigations should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24hrs a day.

Crime Stoppers is a charitable community volunteer organisation working in partnership with the Queensland Police Service.

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=240344382680248

[ozbob]

The Workshops Rail Museum

FULL STEAM AHEAD! Re-Opening Weekend

We will re-open from Saturday 1 October with a FREE weekend following our closure this week!

It's our way of saying thank you for your support and kind messages during this last week.

The Museum was closed after a fire on an adjacent property on Monday night, 26 September. The Museum was safe but was without power most of this week.
Event entry

FREE!

Event dates

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 October

Event activities

This weekend is also the last weekend of The Great Train Robbery event.
Plus all the BIG LOUD FUN of The Workshops Rail Museum!