3 AUSTRALIAN FFs INJURED IN EXPLOSION

Three firefighters were taken to hospital with minor injuries after battling an intense blaze at Coopers Plains in southern Brisbane overnight. The fire broke out around 11:30pm (AEST) and has gutted a wrecking business. Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) acting inspector Brad Ryan says 40 firefighters were brought in to battle the intense blaze. He says three were taken to hospital. "They injured themselves during the course of the firefighting activities - dragging hose and stepping over obstacles that were unseen to them at the height of the fire," he said. QFRS duty manager Brett Finnis says crews managed to stop it spreading to neighbouring businesses. "This one was a particularly intense fire with multiple explosions, so it made it quite hazardous for our blokes to fight the fire," he said. "We've got extensive damage, I'd expect that the building will be totally destroyed. "We're going to start that fire investigation to work out what caused the fire." The same business was devastated by the Brisbane flood in 2011. http://www.firefighterclosecalls.com/news/fullstory/newsid/192797