21 Nov 2015 - Seaworld temporarily evacuated due to nearby bushfire

[Reanimated35]

Stay safe if you're nearby

 

Edited November 21, 2015 by joz
Less dramatic thread name

[Jay Jay The Jet Plane]

heres an article 

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-21/firefighters-battle-large-vegetation-fire-gold-coast-spit/6960988

Edited November 21, 2015 by The_Ninja_59

[Reanimated35]

Link for non-mobile users:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-21/firefighters-battle-large-vegetation-fire-gold-coast-spit/6960988

"Both Sea World, its adjacent resort and a nearby recreational area have been evacuated as a precaution"

This whole zone has been declared a disaster area.

"Queensland Fire and Emergency Services ground crews are working to contain the fire with water-bombing operations expected to begin shortly."

"But it's heading south from that - if the wind changed it's about a kilometre north of Sea World."

 

 

[Reanimated35]

**Not confirmed by SW facebook**, but the ABC article says:

"Sea World and its resort have been reopened following an earlier evacuation due to a large vegetation fire burning on the Southport Spit."

SW latest official:

[coasterdude44]

I hope everyone's okay, will all the sea life that live there be in any danger and need to be protected?

[joz]

I'll take the all caps headline out later, but fires on the spit are just a thing that happens from time to time.  The call to evacuate would have more to do with the smoke in the area than it would with any threat to the park. 

[Reanimated35]

I'll take the all caps headline out later, but fires on the spit are just a thing that happens from time to time.  The call to evacuate would have more to do with the smoke in the area than it would with any threat to the park. 

I tried to edit the headline after I posted it but it seems that isn't a fucntion on this forum. Would you mind changing it to include the date at the start? "21 Nov 2015 - Seaworld temporarily evacuated due to nearby bushfire". The news seemed to suggest that the evac was due to the possibility of the wind changing direction and pushing the fire south (along with the obvious smoke issues).

 

Multiple news sites now reporting visitors are allowed to return to the park however it's suggested by QFES for everyone to avoid the area unless absolutely necessary. 

Latest official:

 

edit - Damn, I just realised I missed the perfect opportunity to use "BREAKING NEWS" and it actually was breaking news. 

Edited November 21, 2015 by reanimated35

[Reanimated35]

From QFES facebook:

 

[XxMrYoshixX]

I hope the creation of this topic does not cause POP to talk shit about SW.

[Reanimated35]

Yeah those bloody dolphins are always playing with matches.

[Brad2912]

Heaps of muppets on the SW FB page crying about smoke inhilation for the animals. P

[bladex]

hope them boats are insured for smoke damage

[pushbutton]

Unfortunately, there are already numerous losers moaning on the SW Facebook page. Things that imply that somehow this relatively minor incident is a good reason not to have any marine animals at Sea World!

Also people insisting that Sea World should evacuate all the marine animals in such a situation.

Seriously???

I don't use this phrase often, but they really need to get a life!

Edited November 21, 2015 by pushbutton

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

Heaps of muppets on the SW FB page crying about smoke inhilation for the animals. P

They have fires in the wild, don't they?

[Brad2912]

They have fires in the wild, don't they?

apparently not. Fires only occur in proximity to profit-hungry animal slavery tourist destinations. 

[DaptoFunlandGuy]

#BoycottFires2015

[Reanimated35]

#BoycottFires2015

#PrayForSeaworld

Too far? 

 

If anyone is planning on going to the park today, if it's not to much trouble, would you mind taking a drive to the end of the spit and see how close it was to the park in reality? 

Edited November 22, 2015 by reanimated35