‘Some people have lost everything’: Queensland town ‘saved’ as NSW fire threatens explosive storage facility

Multiple emergency warnings current across northern NSW and Queensland, for areas including Nymboida, Tabulam, Woodside, Tara and Wieambilla

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Blazes across New South Wales and Queensland have driven families from their homes, threatened towns and advanced on an explosive storage facility, prompting residents to evacuate.

Dozens of properties have been damaged as firefighters battle to contain more than 200 blazes across the states amid windy, dry conditions.