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19 November, 2023
Stormy weather wreaks havoc in Somerset
Emergency crews were kept busy in the Somerset area this week as hail, destructive winds and lightning strikes hit the region.
A bushfire sparked by a lightning strike at Mt Kilcoy. Photo credit: Brad Costigan.
Two women sustained facial injuries as they were hit by debris when a house in Winya was damaged at about 3pm.
Paramedics treated the women at the scene before they were taken to Caboolture Hospital.
A lightning strike meanwhile sparked a bushfire at Mt Kilcoy, with staff and students evacuated from Mt Kilcoy State School as a result.
Water planes and fire units arrived on scene to get on top of the fire along Jenkinsons Road.
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