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I’m A Celebrity Producers On High Alert As Bushfires Spread In Australia

I’m A Celebrity Producers On High Alert As Bushfires Spread In Australia

Thousands of Australians have been ordered to leave their homes as the fires threaten properties in Queensland.

Lydia Smith

Lydia Smith

The producers of I'm a Celebrity are preparing for the prospect of evacuating the jungle camp over bushfires spreading in the region.

Thousands of Australians have been ordered to leave their homes as the fires threaten properties in Queensland, due to a combination of record high temperatures, low humidity and strong winds.

The state's fire danger warning has been raised to "catastrophic" for the first time, which is the highest level.

The closest bushfire to the camp is reportedly just 60km north, according to the Mirror.

I'm a Celebrity is filmed near the town of Murwillumbah, which is in New South Wales but is very close to the border of Queensland.

The full line up for 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' 2018.
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A show source told the Mirror: "We speak to the fire services regularly and we are also monitoring the bushfires today in Oxenford and Wongawallan.

"There is no immediate danger but the safety and the welfare of our cast and crew is our number one concern, and so we will continue to watch how the fires develop. We are really hoping they don't get any closer to camp."

Residents in parts of Oxenford and Wongawallan have been told to prepare to leave their homes after several fast-moving bush fires broke out, the Gold Coast Bulletin reported.

"Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) advises there is a bushfire in Wongawallan and conditions could get worse," a QFES statement read.

Contestants carry out a challenge in the jungle.
ITV

"You need to be ready to follow your bushfire survival plan. If you do not have a plan, or intend to leave, you should be ready to leave the area because the situation could get worse quickly."

The worst threat is from a fast-moving fire near the town of Gracemere, according to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.

"We have never, ever in this state been in this situation before," she told reporters.

"We have not had a catastrophic level. This is uncharted waters."

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