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In pictures: Firestorm rages across Queensland
Dozens of Queensland communities are under threat from bushfires, with at least one home destroyed in the Lockyer Valley where residents have been ordered to seek shelter.
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6/21A bushfire rages towards Laidley. One home has already been destroyed. Photo courtesy of 7 News.
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12/21A burnt down house is seen in Laidley, southeast Queensland. (AAP Image/Scott Davis)
13/21A for sale sign is seen on vacant land next to a house that was burnt down by bush fires in Laidley. (AAP Image/Scott Davis)
14/21A burnt down house is seen in Laidley, southeast Queensland. (AAP Image/Scott Davis)
15/21The flames of a fast-moving fire in the Lockyer Valley on Tuesday. Picture: Steve Pohlner
16/21A Laidley home was destroyed by fire yesterday. Picture: Steve Pohlner
17/21Firefighters in the Lockyer Valley on Tuesday. Picture: Steve Pohlner
18/21A helicopter gathers more water to fight fires in the Lockyer Valley. Picture: Steve Pohlner
19/21A fast-moving fire hit the Lockyer Valley yesterday. Picture: Steve Pohlner
20/21Emergency services workers in the Lockyer Valley yesterday. Picture: Steve Pohlner
21/21Kim King, from Laidley, helped save a friend’s house. Picture: Steve Pohlner
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