Authorities warn of ‘extreme fire danger’ as 60 fires burn in Queensland and 110 in New South Wales
A ferocious fire that claimed two lives and destroyed 16 homes in southern Queensland is now set to be contained, but authorities are still wary of “extreme fire danger” with 60 fires burning across the state.
Many residents are still unable to return to Tara, west of Brisbane, although some people living in areas south of the town have been told they can return with caution. Those to the north-east of Tara, in Kogan, have been told to prepare to leave. “If anything it created more issues for our firies,” the Western Downs mayor, Paul McVeigh, said. “They had to attend to five lightning strikes and put them out as soon as they appeared.”
There were fears the fire would also threaten Tara, prompting the relocation of hundreds of evacuees to Dalby and Chinchilla late on Wednesday. Around 239 were relocated to Dalby and 28 to Chinchilla. There were extreme fire danger warnings for the Maranoa region in the south-west and for the central west, north-west and Channel Country.Our Australian morning briefing breaks down the key stories of the day, telling you what’s happening and why it mattersThe Bureau of Meteorology said a southerly change would bring cooler conditions moving through the Queensland’s west. But the bureau warned the cool change would bring strong, gusty winds, driving up the fire danger in the coming days.
Other keenly watched fires include a 1,600-hectare blaze on Thunderbolts Way, near Gloucester, and a fire that has scorched 1,470 hectares of the national park east of Tenterfield.
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