Bushfires are raging around the country as Australia battles through record-breaking heat. 9News
The fire is travelling north-west and may affect Lakewood Drive and Monak Road.
Central areas of Queensland have been issued a very high danger warning for today, and heading into the weekend all coastal towns will have a very high fire danger, with parts of central and southern Queensland expected to be under severe danger. As the mercury climbed today, the huge Gospers Mountain fire north-west of Sydney was upgraded to "emergency" level after it crossed the Bells Line of Road through the Blue Mountains.
"We're going to have a number of wind fronts escalating the fuel, the fires burning, and the potential to have spot fires and embers travelling very long distances.
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