A home in Laidley, west of Brisbane has been destroyed by flames due to the hot and windy weather in Lockyer Valley, which reached 41 degrees on Tuesday as westerly winds fuelled the bushfire.
The fire flared shortly before 3:00pm on Tuesday, with authorities quickly issuing an emergency warning for residents to seek shelter.
Fire crews have now extinguished the bushfire that destroyed the Queensland home as they continue to fight a fire burning in the Glen Rock State Forest near Gatton and another blaze, burning near Thornton.