Residents have been advised to leave as firefighters battle a blaze at Tara, west of Brisbane. -PR Handout Image
Residents of the Queensland town of Tara, west of Brisbane, have been told to leave immediately as firefighters work to control a bushfire.
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Queensland Fire and Emergency said on Saturday the warning area covers properties between Mary Road, Bennett School Road, Orchid Road, Tomalou Lane and Robbos Road.
Authorities said a dangerous fire was burning near Mary Road and was expected to impact Robbos Road.
Residents are being urged to head to an emergency shelter at Tara Customer Service Centre on Fry Street and to avoid driving on Mary Road, Robbos Road and Winfield Road.
There are also emergency warnings in place for another blaze further south of Tara at Dunmore, where a large fire is burning in the Kumbarilla State Forest and Dunmore State Forest.
That blaze is travelling towards the Moonie Highway, with residents nearby urged to prepare to leave.
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