Dozens of fire crews are battling to contain a large bushfire that is continuing to threaten homes at Coolum on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Four water-bombing aircraft are helping to douse the blaze, which has burnt through hundreds of hectares.
The inferno has sparked evacuations and firefighters have again advised those living in the vicinity of Coolum to enact their bushfire plans.
"Residents are advised that if their plan is to relocate or they do not have a plan then they are advised to relocate now," the latest watch and act advice says.
"Leaving well ahead of a fire is the safest option for survival."
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The fast moving fire is burning in a southwesterly direction and will continue to impact the areas of Arcoona Road and Yandina Coolum Road on Friday night.
Thirty-seven fire crews are battling the blaze and the Coolum Surf Club has become an evacuation point.
Residents with horses have been advised to go to the Nambour Showground.
Police have also set-up a road block at the Yandina-Coolum Road intersection.
The fire broke out on Thursday, temporarily forcing the closure of the Sunshine Coast Motorway.
Residents at Arcoona Road and Doonan Bridge Road were relocated as the intense fire raced through a nearby national park, but dozens of firefighters kept it at bay.
The fire threat returned on Friday with police re-declaring an emergency situation just before 1pm, hours after the fire prompted the evacuation of Coolum Aqua Park.
