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"Communities in south-west Queensland have been evacuated and homes hit by
fast-moving bushfires, as residents of Myall Park and Hookswood near the town
of Miles were urged to leave immediately.
The warning to people between Leichhardt Highway, Gearys Road, Greens Road and
Ryalls Road was issued at 4.20pm.
“A fast-moving fire is travelling from Warramoo Road and is expected to impact
Ryalls Road overnight,” Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said on Monday
afternoon.
“This fire may pose a threat to lives. Major roads in the area may be
impacted.”
The fires flared out of control on Monday as firefighters faced challenging
conditions.
Crews were fighting several fires in the region, with two additional warnings
for blazes burning in hot conditions on the Western Downs.
A prepare-to-leave alert was issued for a fast-moving fire travelling from the
Nudley State Forest towards Burra Burri Creek Road and Davis Road, near
Jandowae.
There was also a watch and act alert in place for Montrose and Wieambilla, near
Tara.
“Multiple fires are burning between South Road, Chinchilla Tara Road, Church
Road, Weranga North Road and the intersection of Clynes Road and Kogan
Condamine Road,” the QFES alert said.
“If you have left the area, it is still not safe to return,” the alert at 5pm
on Monday said.
No fatalities or significant injuries have been reported but firefighters said
a number of people had been treated for smoke inhalation or heat exhaustion."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
