A major highway has turned to chaos after a massive crash caused multiple explosions, with vehicles set on fire and creating subsequent grass fires.
Emergency services were called to the crash on the Bruce Highway at Comino Road in Bajool, about 20km south of Rockhampton, at 11.25am.
Trucks, a caravan and vehicles caught on fire which spread and subsequently caused grass fires, forcing the nearby railway line to be closed. Officers established an exclusion zone which included the Bruce Highway, McLean Road and Bobs Creek Road.The Bruce Highway is likely to be closed for several hours.
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