Police have revoked an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act in relation to an incident in Mount Isa.
The declaration was revoked at 6.30pm.
Around 1pm police received information that a fork lift carrying 1 tonne of hazardous material had started to emit smoke at a mine approximately 4 kilometres from Mount Isa City.
Emergency services attended and a PSPA declaration was made at 2.20pm until the area within the exclusion zone could be deemed safe.
Police would like to thank the public for their patience.
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