Residents evacuated in middle of the night from three fast-moving Queensland bushfires
by Australian Associated Press and Jordyn Beazley from on (#6FY2T)
Firefighters continue to battle major blazes near Tara, where more than 30 homes have already been lost
Residents in Queensland's Western Downs and Gladstone regions were ordered to evacuate in the middle of the night, as dozens of fires continue burning around the state.
Just before 1am on Saturday multiple emergency warnings were issued for the communities of Tara, Wieambilla and The Gums in the Western Downs region, west of Brisbane.
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