Central Qld residents put on fire alert

Fire crews have battled more than 30 fires in Queensland on Sunday and a blaze in
the centre of the state is causing major problems.
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) is advising residents in the vicinity
of Moongan and Leydens Hill, north of Mt Morgan outside Rockhampton, to be prepared
to enact their bushfire plans.
The QFRS said a large bushfire off Leydens Hill Road is affecting residents in the
Moongan and Leydens Hill area.
"There are 20 homes in that area and they are all not under threat at the moment but
we are conducting property protection there," a QFRS spokesperson told AAP earlier
on Sunday afternoon.
"We've got 15 crews there and another team of five strike crews have gone to the area.
"We've had five water bombings there."
Emergency services have been urging residents to be on high alert since Saturday.
They have been flooded with triple-zero calls from residents concerned for their
property. Five rural fire units were sent to the scene; it is believed the
properties are no longer under threat.
Elsewhere, 14 crews have contained a fire at Alice Creek in Bunya Mountains National
Park, northwest of Brisbane. No property is threatened.
And a grass fire in Peregian Springs that was believed to be under control flared up
again at 3am (AEST) on Sunday. Five crews were dispatched to the fire on Havana Road
West and were able to contain it quickly.
Other fires are burning at Nerang State Forest, the Numinbah Valley, Toogoolawah,
Nanango, Mount Moffat, Nanango, Ilbilbie, Mount Fox, Woodlands and Bluewater.
The Queensland Fire and Rescue Service has extended fire bans in various parts of
the state until 12.01am (AEST) on Monday.
Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Ben Annels urged residents to be extra
vigilant as dry and windy weather is expected to continue.
"There's quite a few fires around and with these conditions there's always the
possibility new fires can start up," he said.