Fires rage as heatwave bears down on Qld

By Sonia Kohlbacher and Michael Doyle
Updated December 6 2019 - 7:48pm, first published 7:45pm
Firefighters in Queensland are on alert with severe fire conditions forecast for this weekend.
Firefighters in Queensland are on alert with severe fire conditions forecast for this weekend.

Unrelenting bushfires that have scorched Queensland and burnt homes to the ground are amounting to a cost blowout for the state.