<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>2.30PM: POLICE officers pulled a man and his dog from their burning vehicle, after it ran off the road and into a grass fire.
A Queensland Police Service spokesperson said the crash, which happened at 10.55am<wm>, occurred in the suburb of Wynnum, in southern Queensland's Gold Coast Hinterland.
The driver, a man in his mid 30s, and his dog have been freed safely, and taken into custody for questioning as the police investigation into the causes of the fire.
"The road is currently closed in one direction, the motorist is safe and accounted for, and their dog is safe," the spokesperson said.
The dog has been separated from its owner in the fires.
Emergency services and param</wm>edics were quickly on scene to battle the fires.
The road is under the control until the fire can