A historic 100-year-old pub has gone up in flames, forcing the urgent evacuation of patrons.
The Baralaba Hotel, about 150km southwest of Rockhampton in Queensland, was destroyed by fire in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Paramedics who examined 13 patients at the scene reported the Courier post.
A Queensland Fire Service spokeswoman told the publication that 11 people had been evacuated from the hotel and all guests had been found.
“They searched the rooms and everything was safe,” she said.
Video of the fire shows the front of the pub and the roof ablaze, with the tower of the building reportedly collapsing.
It took firefighters three hours to extinguish the fire after they were called to the scene shortly after 2am.
Businesses in the area are experiencing power outages and smoke as a result of the fire.
Video of the fire shows the front of the pub and the roof on fire. It was reported that the roof of the building then collapsed
The pub’s Facebook page informs visitors that the hotel was originally licensed on April 3, 1929 and was originally known as Mclellan’s Hotel
Baralaba Foodworks is closed for the time being and the business has informed its Facebook followers that they will reopen once power is restored.
The pub’s Facebook page states that the hotel was originally licensed on April 3, 1929 and was originally known as Mclellan’s Hotel.
Today it is a popular place for travellers who enjoy pub food and a popular ‘street party’ is held there.
It took firefighters three hours to extinguish the blaze after they were called to the scene shortly after 2 a.m.
