Queensland fires latest: multiple Darling Downs towns threatened as residents urged to leave before ‘too dangerous to drive’

Emergency warnings issued for Tara and Wieambilla while central Qld areas including Colosseum and Miriam Vale put on alert as temperatures hit high 30s

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Residents in parts of Queensland’s Darling Downs region have again been urged to leave immediately amid extreme fire conditions threatening multiple towns.

An emergency warning has been issued for parts of Tara and Wieambilla, with residents warned their lives could be at risk, and it will “soon be too dangerous to drive”.