
Scores of residents told to leave as fast moving blaze tests firefighters
Almost 80 people living in Queensland’s Western Downs region are being urged to prepare to leave their homes as firefighters battle a major bushfire in the region.
Almost 80 people living in Queensland’s Western Downs region are being urged to prepare to leave their homes as firefighters battle a major bushfire in the region.
Emergency warnings are in place across Queensland and some residents have been urged to leave as bushfires burn on the Western Downs, north-west of Brisbane.
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