QLD: Southeast Queensland put on fire alert

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2009
QLD: Southeast Queensland put on fire alert

BRISBANE, Dec 8 AAP - Parts of Queensland have been put on fire alert, with two grass
fires already burning out of control in the state.

Several fire crews are battling to contain a fire burning at Biarra, between the Esk-Crows
Nest Road and the Brisbane Valley Highway.

A grader has been brought in to help create containment lines.

Meanwhile, a large grass fire is burning for its sixth day in inaccessible areas near
Wooderson in central Queensland.

Fire crews are continuing to monitor the fire.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has issued a severe fire danger warning for the Darling
Downs, Granite Belt, Maranoa and Warrego districts in the state's southeast.

The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service said fires will be uncontrollable and fast-moving.

The warning will continue for Wednesday for the Darling Downs and Granite Belt district.

Temperatures are expected to climb to 41 degrees.

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