A SMOKE haze is covering much of Queensland as scores of firefighters battle 60 blazes across the state.
Much of Brisbane has been blanketed in smoke from a huge grassfire at Ipswich. Staines Memorial College in Redbank Plains was evacuated as a precaution on Tuesday afternoon.
About 55 fire units, including two aircraft, were trying to contain the blaze, burning on both sides of the Centenary Highway.
Fire controller Mick Torrens said no property was in immediate danger.
"We've been constructing control lines in conjunction with the Logan and Ipswich City Councils, using their machinery," he told the ABC.
"We're trying to backburn but the strong winds which came in yesterday afternoon have made the situation difficult for us. However, everything is in hand."
Firefighters are telling people southeast of Three Mile Road and Tin Mine Road, at Crows Nest, to prepare for an approaching bushfire.
A large blaze travelling in a north-westerly direction is expected to sweep through the area in the next six to 24 hours.
In central Queensland multiple fire crews are fighting a grassfire on Ohl Road and the Capricorn Highway at Gogango, southwest of Rockhampton.
A large blaze is burning on Dollarbird Drive at Tamborine, in the Gold Coast hinterland. Residents of Georgina Drive, Steele Road and Pine View Road at Logan Village have been advised to monitor their properties.
Authorities have warned of a heightened fire danger for the remainder of the week.
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