Bundaberg fire: more than 60 escape as blaze engulfs Queensland backpackers hostel

Guests from the UK, Ireland Italy and Vanuatu among those evacuated without injuryMore than 60 backpackers and pub-goers have escaped after a fire engulfed a backpackers hostel in Bundaberg in central Queensland.It’s understood the blaze first took hold in the Spotted Dog Tavern then spread to the nearby Federal Backpackers hostel on the city’s main road.This is the inferno now tearing through the Federal Backpackers in #Bundaberg. @7NewsBrisbane @7NewsWideBay pic.twitter.com/O8RVkJ7oKK Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/21/bundaberg-fire-more-than-60-escape-as-blaze-engulfs-queensland-backpackers-hostel #queensland #australia_news