Residents in the vicinity of a bushfire burning west of Brisbane are being told to leave immediately.
Authorities have issued an emergency warning for the Pechey/Ravensbourne fire on the bone dry Darling Downs near Toowoomba.
Leaving immediately is the safest option, as it will soon be too dangerous to drive.
As of 11.30 on Saturday, the fire is moving in a northerly direction from Grapetree Road at Pechey towards Ravensbourne and was likely to impact Beh Road, Mount Jockey Road and Mount Dongineeriaman within 30 minutes.
The fire is also is likely to impact Purtill Road, Garvey Road, Ravensbourne Tip Road and McQuillan Road.
More than 60 blazes
Firefighters are strengthening containment lines ahead of another gruelling day as sixty fires burn across Queensland.
The weather bureau has warned that hot, dry westerly winds will sear the southeast as fire danger conditions continue to deteriorate.
The Darling Downs and Granite Belt will bear the brunt with severe fire danger conditions that are set to become extreme on Sunday.
There are several fires worrying firefighters on Saturday morning.
Fires are seen burning in the Main Range National Park near Tarome, south west of Brisbane. Source: AAP
Fire crews, assisted by heavy machinery, are beefing up containment lines across the state.
People are being told to be prepared to leave from the paths of other major fires at Barney View and Palen Creek, where an unpredictable bushfire with multiple fronts is burning in an inaccessible area of Mount Barney National Park near the Queensland and NSW border.
An unpredictable fire is burning at Tarome, in the Scenic Rim region, moving from the Cunningham Highway towards Ryan Road, Hinrichsen Road, Simmonds Road and Tarome Road.
That blaze is likely to impact Ryan Road, Hinrichsen Road and Simmonds Road, in the vicinity of the Bluff.
Further north, fire crews will continue to work on containment lines at the Kinkuna Waters and Woodgate/Walkers Point Road fire south of Bundaberg, with the help of waterbombing aircraft and heavy machinery.
People are being told to be ready to leave that area because the fire could get worse quickly.
There is no end in sight for the dire fire threat to the south, with the state gripped by dangerous conditions into next week.
Isolated storms cells have been forecast for later on Saturday potentially with dry lightning which could ignite more bushfires.
Bushfires have destroyed 16 homes in Queensland over the past week.
