‘Very dangerous’ bushfire bears down on Fraser Island town of Happy Valley

Happy Valley residents have fled as a bushfire bears down on the township on the east coast of Queensland’s Fraser Island, where the blaze has been burning for months.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services issued a warning around 3.30am on Monday telling people to leave immediately as the fire approached.

“Conditions are now very dangerous and firefighters may soon be unable to prevent the fire advancing,” it warned.

The large fire is travelling in a south easterly direction towards…