Wedding off as fire hits rural homestead

A WEDDING party has been evacuated from a rural homestead at Laidley after a large bushfire broke out about 3pm Saturday.

Twelve fire crews are currently on scene and working to save the Paroz Road house.

A Department of Community Safety spokeswoman said fire crews had requested additional water tankers from the Lockyer Valley Regional Council.

She could not confirm if any other properties were under threat.

A police spokeswoman said emergency personnel are currently doorknocking Mountain Road residents to warn them to prepare for the approaching fire.

"At the moment we are just telling them to be ready if they have to evacuate," the spokeswoman said.

Temperatrures soared across the state today, with Amberley hitting 38.6C at 2.44pm and Beaudesert reaching 36.2C at 1.58pm.

Meanwhile, more than 1500 hecatres has been burnt in the Spring Mountain Conservation Reserve on Bellbird Drive at Greenbank.

The fire, which started on Monday, is currently burning within containment lines and crews will continue to conduct backburning operations along Tully Road.

There are a number of bushfires burning across the state including Bushland Beach near Townsville, Rosedale, north of Bundaberg, and Euleilah, south of Agnes Waters.

A fire weather warning has been issued for most of the state.

There is a severe fire danger in the state's northwest, Darling Downs and Granite Belt, Southeast Coast, northwest parts of the Central West, southwest parts of the Northern Goldfields and Upper Flinders and southeast parts of the Maranoa and Warrego districts for the rest of today and tomorrow.

Temperatures in the state's west could tip over 40C today with the mercury peaking at 39.9C at Thargomindah today.

Julia Creek, Winton, St George and Urandangi all recorded maximums above 39C with even hotter conditions expected tomorrow.

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