A group of vacation care students have had to be evacuated after a large fire broke out at Labrador State School.

The blaze is believed to have started in an outdoor structure before spreading to a nearby classroom at the education facility on Imperial Parade around 11.45am.

Thankfully no one was inside the classroom at the time as it is school holidays, however, a number of children who were attending the PCYC school holiday program were evacuated onto the oval.

A Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokesperson confirmed the fire was extinguished by 12.20pm.

PHOTO: Facebook | Sam O’Connor

Local MP Sam O’Connor, whose office is across the road, alerted students and parents to the incident in a post on Facebook.

“Some devastating school holiday news… there’s been a fire at Labrador State School,” he wrote alongside a number of pictures of the blaze.

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“The main thing is all the PCYC school holiday program kids are safe and on the oval.

“Looks like the fire started externally around a water tank before spreading and taking out a big chunk of Mr Bosworth/Ms Morton’s Year 6 classroom.

“We’ve got a great school community so I know everyone will come together to help things get back to normal.

“Thanks to our firies, police and paramedics for such a quick response. Their efforts made sure the rest of the school wasn’t impacted.”

It’s not yet known what sparked the blaze, with investigations underway.

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