Queensland fire danger not over yet as more residents forced to flee their homes

November 29, 2018

Around 140 fires are currently burning after the disaster started on Saturday. (Source: Other)

Residents in Campwin Beach have been urged to flee as a fast-moving bushfire approaches.

The fire is travelling in a northerly direction towards Campwin Beach, the QFES says, and is threatening homes and lives.

Residents have been told to leave immediately before it became too dangerous to drive.

The QFES warned conditions were now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing.

A grass fire at nearby Sarina Beach has also prompted an evacuation advice for residents in the area.

The bushfire crisis in Queensland has eased marginally with conditions downgraded from catastrophic to severe.

Thousands of Queenslanders were forced from their homes as firefighters battled up to 140 wildfires.

Schools were evacuated with many in the danger zone expected to remain closed on Thursday.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Queensland still faced unprecedented conditions and "unchartered waters we have not seen the likes of before".

A fire at Gracemere, near Rockhampton, and a monster fire near Mackay remain "grave concerns" for firefighters.

Temperatures in central Queensland are again expected to soar but winds are expected to ease.

Interstate crews arrived on Tuesday to help fight an inferno in central Queensland that's destroyed homes and burnt through at least 20,000 hectares of bush and farmland since Saturday.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Katarina Carroll said conditions were still dire.

"Do not be complacent, we are not through this yet," she said.

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