Overview
- Fire Rescue Victoria received Triple Zero calls around 3:30pm and arrived within minutes to a vehicle on a truck alight with flames spreading to gas bottles that exploded.
- An emergency warning area covers parts of Thompson Road and Armstrong Street as well as Pashley Avenue and Sharon Court in Geelong North.
- Authorities have closed Thompson Road between Separation Street and Victor Street along with nearby Armstrong Street and Pashley Avenue, and they are directing the public to avoid the area.
- VicEmergency reports smoke reaching North Geelong, Bell Park and Bell Post Hill and warns it may aggravate heart and lung conditions and cause eye and respiratory irritation.
- FRV advises drivers to shut windows, turn off air conditioning and leave the warning area, and provides sheltering guidance for those unable to depart, while no injuries or containment have been reported in these updates.