Emergency warnings are in place for fires burning near Dalveen, The Glen, Silverwood, Cherry Gully (near Warwick) and the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns in QLD. Several homes have been destroyed, but thanks to the efforts of firefighters, many properties have been saved.
Emergency warnings are in place for fires burning near Dalveen, The Glen, Silverwood, Cherry Gully and the Atherton Tablelands near Cairns in QLD.
Jennings resident Rob McBurney said he was evacuated at midnight and returned to a "hectic" situation at 3am. Tenterfield Shire councillor Kim Rhoades said about 70 people from around the area stayed at the evacuation centre at the showground, where emotions were mixed. Tenterfield has experienced bushfire emergencies before, but Cr Rhoades said this was unlike anything she had seen.
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