Mt Isa locals free to leave homes: police

MOUNT Isa residents are being told they can leave their houses after a warning was issued for locals to stay indoors due to a blast at an acid plant.

A chemical tank exploded at an Incitec Pivot facility near the Mount Isa mine at about 6.30pm (AEST) on Tuesday, police say.

The blast caused workers to be evacuated from the nearby mine, with residents of the northwest Queensland city urged to stay indoors.

Early on Wednesday morning, police said locals no longer needed to stay in their homes.

"A request for Mount Isa residents to remain inside has now been revoked," police said in a statement.

They said no one was injured in the blast and the incident wasn't considered suspicious.

Queensland Fire and Rescue Service tested air quality in the area on Tuesday night, police said.

Workers were evacuated from the nearby Mount Isa mine following the blast as a precaution.

In a statement, Incitec Pivot said an "adverse chemical reaction" occurred in a water treatment part of its plant about 5pm on Tuesday, creating a plume.

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