Sixteen homes destroyed but some relief from Tara bushfire as emergency evacuation order lifted

Residents still unable to return home due to fire that has already claimed one life and destroyed 11,000 hectares of bushland

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Sixteen homes have been confirmed destroyed by a bushfire still raging on the edge of the Queensland Western Downs town of Tara.

An emergency evacuation order was lifted on Thursday morning for communities on the outskirts of Tara and nearby Wieambilla, however residents have been told it is not safe to return to their homes.

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