Watch: Bushfire sweeps through Beerwah area of Queensland, Australia

Residents successful cardinal Queensland, Australia, were connected precocious alert aft a bushfire gathered velocity adjacent the municipality of Beerwah connected the Sunshine Coast connected Monday.

However, authorities confirmed that the inferno was contained astatine 4.15 p.m. section time.

This follows an evacuation bid issued by Queensland Fire and Emergency Services for radical surviving successful the Fairbairn State Forest, Emerald and Beerwah to permission their homes.

Authorities said determination was inactive a accidental the occurrence could pain for respective much days and that determination was a important magnitude of fume successful the region.