A large fire destroyed a home at Mount Beppo, west of Brisbane, on Thursday afternoon, Queensland fire authorities say.
Twenty-five crews, including waterbombers, worked to control the fast-moving blaze that travelled east from Mount Beppo near the Brisbane Valley Highway towards the Somerset Dam region.
Toogoolawah resident Graeme Kuhn said the plume of smoke from the area was at least 30 metres high.
"I can see a big smoke ring, there seems to be two fires, but the big one started out to the west of Toogoolawah," Mr Kuhn said.
"It's been going since just after lunch I'd say — I came in from Kilcoy and I saw the smoke and the next minute it was really intense.
"There's mostly farmhouses down there, many 40-acre blocks."
Meanwhile, firefighters are working to control a large blaze in the Herberton and Watsonville area, south-west of Cairns in far north Queensland.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency Services spokeswoman says crews worked throughout the night to battle the fire, with more firefighters heading to the scene this morning.
Residents have been told to prepare to leave if the situation worsens.
