A “beast” of a blaze that has claimed a life and destroyed homes continues to burn in southern Queensland after defying firefighters for another night.
There were hopes that the dangerous Tara bushfire, west of Brisbane, that has burnt 11,000 hectares over four days would be contained by Friday.
Firefighters are on high alert across the state, attending a total of 420 blazes this week with reports of up to 32 houses destroyed.Fire crews and aircraft have been working to contain a large, fast-moving fire near Tara.And residents at Kogan and Wieambilla have been issued a “prepare to leave” warning with the deadly Tara fire threatening properties.
Opposition Leader David Crisafulli hoped the state rallied around the Western Downs community after visiting the area on Thursday. “As a state we have to do all we can to let everyone in the Western Downs area know that we’ve got their back.”
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