WATERWAYS and residential areas have not been contaminated by toxic fumes from an industrial blaze north of Brisbane, the state government says.
About 50 firefighters took more than two hours to contain the blaze in the Narangba industrial estate, which broke out about 12.30am (AEST) on Tuesday outside a tannery and spread to a large factory.
Furious local residents were left gasping for breath after fumes reached their homes.
Fran Jell from the Narangba Community Action Group said some residents considered leaving their homes during what she said was the 10th fire at the Narangba industrial estate in eight years.
"It smelt awful," she told AAP.
"It caught the back of your throat and had a chemical taste."
But Queensland's Environment Minister Andrew Powell told reporters toxic smoke residue had not contaminated waterways or fallen on homes.
"Contrary to what could have occurred, it has settled on the industrial estate (and) not on residential estates," Mr Powell said.
He said firefighters contained the blaze and the spread of toxins quickly.
"(Environmental) officers have been out on the ground and have determined no contaminated material has made its way into the waterways around that industrial estate," he said.
Fire and Rescue Service Superintendent Lance Duncan said the blaze was believed to have started in two prime movers and quickly spread to the factory, which contained industrial and engine oils for export.
At the height of the fire, a toxic plume spread over the local community before a wind change about 4am (AEST), he said.
Supt Duncan said some of the water from the firefighting effort was believed to have mixed with the oil from the factory and washed down drains before crews switched to foam.
The water has been dammed and contained, and there is no more seepage.
Ms Jell wants the state government to move the estate, or at the very least develop an evacuation plan for the fast-growing area.
Mr Powell brushed off the ideas and said his department was working hard to hold the industrial estate to the highest standards.
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