Clive Palmer 's beloved dinosaur Jeff has been destroyed in a fire at his Coolum Resort . A fire crew arrived the Sunshine Coast dinosaur park on Tuesday at 1.40am after reports the nine-metre mechanical lizard was ablaze . The Palmer United Party leader confirmed that Jeff is now extinct and that the 'cause of death ' was due to an electrical fault . Initially , police had investigated if the fire was intentionally lit . Scroll down for video . Extinct : The charred skeleton of Jeff the T-Rex on Wednesday morning . His owner , Clive Palmer , confirmed that he was destroyed after an electrical fault sparked a fire . Pick the dinosaur : Clive Palmer and Jeff the T-Rex in happier times , posing together at the Palmer Resort in Coolum in December 2012 . Golfers walk past Jeff in 2012 on the Australian PGA course at Clive Palmer 's resort-cum-dinosaur park . 'Jeff the dinosaur 's body has been burnt out , ' a spokesman for Mr Palmer confirmed . 'The fire department and police are completing their inspections this morning and the area is cordoned off to prevent access . 'Jeff will be dismantled and taken away once we have received clearance from the fire and police Departments . ' He was apparently too devastated to comment further when personally contacted by the Sunshine Coast Daily . At 1.21am emergency services received a call claiming that ' a dinosaur was on fire ' . At 1.21am emergency services received a call claiming that ' a dinosaur was on fire ' Crews extinguished the fire in 20 minutes but were unable to save the dinosaur , which was 95 % destroyed . The dinosaur 's skeleton , a metal frame , is all that remains . The resort is the largest dinosaur park in the world with more than 150 specimens on display . Chinese-import Jeff was the pinnacle of the display with moving limbs and simulated breathing and growling . It weighed in at around 1.7 tonnes and is 20 metres in length . Mr Palmer allegedly named the mechanical giant after Queensland 's former deputy premier , Jeff Seeney following a disagreement . Mr Seeney was contacted by Daily Mail Australia for comment following the death of his namesake . Mr Palmer allegedly named the mechanical giant after Queensland 's former deputy premier , Jeff Seeney following a disagreement .
Clive Palmer 's beloved dinosaur , T-Rex Jeff , has been destroyed in a fire . The Palmer United leader owns a Coolum resort which is also the world 's largest dinosaur park . Jeff was an eight metre tall mechanical dinosaur with moving limbs and simulated breathing and growling . His `` death '' was a result of an electric fault which caused a spark . Reportedly named after former Queensland deputy premier Jeff Seeney .