Fire crews rush to fight a blaze at a shopping centre in North Mackay. Picture: Seven News via Twitter. Source: Supplied
MACKAY police have arrested four children and declared an emergency situation as an "enormous fire" burns in North Mackay.
The blaze has been burning for four hours, demolished at least three businesses, put much of North Mackay in lockdown and continues to burn.
Major traffic chaos is being caused and local streets are in gridlock as residents try to move around Mackay.
Commuters have hit social media speaking of lengthy delays around the site.
Four children were arrested in relation to a fire in Mackay.
A police spokeswoman confirmed four juveniles were in police custody in relation to the incident.
One is understood to be a 15-year-old girl.
A fire at Mackay destroyed several buildings in a shopping centre.
The fire, first reported to police at around 11.45am, saw Toys'R'Us, Autobarn and Clark Rubber totally engulfed by flames and a huge smoke plume cover the area.
Additional fire crews - now numbering nine in total - were called to Greenfields Boulevard to fight the blaze, which remains out of control more than three hours after the first Triple-Zero call was made.
Busy Saturday trading at the Toys'r'us Mackay saw a mass evacuation from the building, with with no missing people reported.
A fire at Mackay destroyed several buildings in a shopping centre and caused a huge smoke plume in the area,
At 1.20pm, the roof of the Toys'R'Us was reported to be caving in.
The Bruce Highway at Nebo and all surrounding streets have been closed.
Motorists are advised to avoid the area.
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