Police have declared a Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) in Cairns City due to an aviation incident this morning, August 12.
The PSPA has an exclusion zone encompassing Esplanade, Minnie Street, Aplin Street and Grafton Street.
Members of the public are advised to avoid the area. Emergency services were called to an aviation incident at the Esplanade in Cairns City about 1.50am.
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