As the mercury continues to rise, crews are on stand-by to tackle worsening conditions.
Crews and landholders are exhausted from working to contain the blaze with air support called in to assist.abc.net.au/news/bushfires-extreme-heat-swelter-outback-queensland/104501820The bright orange sunset that usually graces red dirt plains looked different as it set over outback Queensland this week.
The city has been inundated with smoke, which has led to an uptick in respiratory-related hospital presentations.The Mount Isa Hospital has seen an increased average of seven people presenting daily with exacerbated conditions like asthma, owing to current weather conditions. "With that increased heat, obviously our concerns increase with the potential for fire," Superintendent for Rural Fire Service Queensland Shane Hopton said.Water-bombing aircraft assisted with fires in Mount Isa for the first time 12 months ago."It makes a significant impact, even as an observation platform to provide intel," he said.
One blaze that began deep in the north west has traversed more than 100,000 hectares, the same size as a small European country. What began with an electrical storm at Riversleigh Station about 10 days ago spread north to Adels Grove and Lawn Hill Station at a total diameter of around 50km. The same region was swamped with fire 10 months ago, but Ms Soulet said the most recent blaze was much worse."It was so much bigger than in January. That fire came from one side, but we were totally in the middle of this fire so it was much scarier.
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