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People left in limbo after fire rips through Storage King facility in Burpengary, north of Brisbane
A large fire at a storage facility north of Brisbane has left many in limbo, unsure if their belongings have been spared.
Emergency services were called to the Storage King complex on Old Gympie Road in Burpengary just after 6pm on Wednesday night.
It took 26 crews three and a half hours to contain the blaze, and prompted police to declare an exclusion zone, with residents urged to stay inside due to heavy smoke.
Irene Schynol said everything she owned was being kept at the facility after being homeless for four years.
She is close to finding somewhere to live, but is now unsure whether she will have anything to fill her home with.
"I found out there was a fire here last night, I was horrified," she said.
"There's a lot of personal stuff in there, papers, photos of my adopted daughter who passed away, [and] family photos.
An exclusion zone, which encompassed New Settlement Road, Pitt Road, Bellini Road, Twists Road, and Old Bay Road, was retracted just after 2am.
Two people were assessed for smoke inhalation, with one person taken to Caboolture Hospital in a stable condition.
It's unclear what started the fire, but police are not currently treating it as suspicious.
Kerry Tomsen said she had "absolutely everything" in the facility, including photos of her children and other sentimental items.
"I only saw [the fire] on Facebook and came down to see for myself," she said.
"There's a lot of families who have got stuff in here, you know, it's everything."
Ms Tomsen was told her stuff "may be okay".
"I'm just hoping that it is, and I feel for everyone who has lost their stuff," she said through tears.
