Firefighters are continuing to face potentially catastrophic, hot and windy conditions as they battle bushfires across Queensland with at least 20 structures destroyed in the last two days.

Key points: A watch and act warning is in place for Beechmont township, threatened by the Binna Burra fire

A watch and act warning is in place for Beechmont township, threatened by the Binna Burra fire Watch and act warnings are also in place for Applethorpe and Stanthorpe, including the Summit

Watch and act warnings are also in place for Applethorpe and Stanthorpe, including the Summit The weather bureau says conditions have eased overnight but winds continue to hamper efforts

Dozens of fires are burning across the state, with residents evacuated from Beechmont and Binna Burra in the Gold Coast hinterland and Stanthorpe and Applethorpe in the Granite Belt.

Applethorpe, where a dry westerly wind is worsening conditions, is presenting the most concern for authorities at this stage.

Authorities confirmed at least 11 structures have been lost in the Binna Burra fire.

Seven structures have also destroyed near Stanthorpe, with one at Sarabah on Friday and another near Mareeba in north Queensland was lost on Thursday.

An earlier watch and act warning for a bushfire burning at Binna Burra, in mountainous terrain south of Canungra through the Lamington National Park, has been downgraded to advice.

Property and bushland were destroyed at Canungra. ( ABC News: Jennifer Huxley )

Authorities said it may take up to a week to bring the Gold Coast hinterland fire under control with strong winds and no rain expected over the next few days.

The fire travelled in an easterly direction from Binna Burra Road toward Numinbah Valley and Springbrook.

Bushfire approaching a property in Stanthorpe on Friday. ( Supplied: Ashley Smith )

QFES Superintendent Corey Bock said the fire stretched from Canungra to Binna Burra, was about 10 kilometres long and 5 to 10 kilometres wide and was moving at a pace of about 2 kph.

Beechmont resident Sandy Connolly said he was evacuated at 2:00am when police knocked at his door.

"We evacuated to my brother's place at Lower Beechmont, quite a crowd of us … there's two houses that have burned down there. It's hard to describe actually, it's frightening," he said.

"We thought we'd be pretty right but the winds picked up through the night and unfortunately jumped the two hills in between where it started and it's come up our way and up to Binna Burra."

Crews from Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade were called to assist with the fire burning near Stanthorpe. ( Supplied: Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade )

Rural Fire Service area director Kaye Healing earlier warned that wind gusts of between 50 and 60 kph were likely to exacerbate conditions for authorities into Saturday night.

"That is going to cause us some grief, without a doubt, with the amount of fire we've got on the ground that's not contained. So we are concerned around a few communities," Ms Healing said.

"If we drop the warning down it's to say the imminent threat is not there however it's not to say it won't return. Absolutely do not relax."

One of those is near the Beechmont township where a watch and act has also been issued.

At least five properties near Stanthorpe were destroyed overnight on Friday. ( Supplied: Thomas Day )

The fire is likely to affect Beechmont Road, Windabout Road, Flemington Road, Doncaster Road, Doomben Court, Gumtree Court, Ascot Court, Wattle Court, South West Road, Lilac Tree Court, McInnes Court, Acacia Court, Cypress Court, Jacaranda Court, Poplar Court, Willow Court, Maple Court, and Prunus Court.

A shelter has been set up at Tamborine Village Memorial Hall at 2720 Waterford-Tamborine Road.

Bushfire rages near Sarabah in the Gold Coast hinterland. ( ABC News: Tom Forbes )

'Like an atomic bomb went off'

The aftermath of fires that swept through Stanthorpe and surrounding bushland. ( ABC News: Stephen Cavenagh )

Warnings are also in place for a large bushfire near Stanthorpe and Applethorpe on the Granite Belt.

Stanthorpe resident Samantha Wantling said she struggled to come to terms with the devastation as the fire swept through the area on Friday night.

"It's like an atomic bomb went off," she said.

"It really is just something you see on movies or read about you just don't expect to be looking at it in your own backyard.

Some Stanthorpe residents are still without power as Ergon Energy crews work to repair fire damage to electricity poles and wires. ( Supplied: Ergon Energy )

"It was the scariest thing I've ever been a part of.

"There was no power, it was pitch black and it might sound so melodramatic but people just standing there — it was just like you're watching the town burn, it was just horrendous.

"Spirits are definitely broken, they can be mended but it is going to take a long time."

Stanthorpe local Mark O'Brien said the fire came within metres of his property at MacKenzie Street.

He said his mother, wife and a neighbour managed to get two of the three Holdens in his car collection to safety and firefighters saved their shed and their newly renovated house.

Flames were just metres away from Stanthorpe resident Mark O'Brien's shed when firefighters stopped the fire. ( ABC News: George Roberts )

Stanthorpe residents Brad and Coral Krahe escaped with two dogs, Tuppence and Muffin, and four cats, spending the night in their car after their home was destroyed.

"I still didn't believe them until I actually went up and we saw the place and then my heart just sunk," Mr Krahe said.

The couple said they were devastated to lose photos of their parents and grandchildren.

"You name it we lost it, we lost it," Ms Krahe said.

Coral and Brad Krahe are doing their best to keep their spirits high after losing their home. ( ABC News: Elly Bradfield )

About 300 people spent the night in two evacuation centres in Stanthorpe and Warwick after being ordered to seek shelter.

The fire slowed overnight on Friday but was affecting Glenlyon Drive, Amiens Road and the New England Highway.

It was travelling in a north-easterly direction towards Passmore Road, Caves Road, Nelson Crescent, McLeod Court and Michelle Road.

Police marked out a declared zone around Stanthorpe and Applethorpe, urging people not to enter it and avoid any travel unless directed by emergency services.

Meanwhile, firefighters were fighting a fast-moving fire burning in the vicinity of Conway Street, Riverview.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Duration: 54 seconds 54 s Aerial footage shows a fast-moving bushfire burning at Riverview.

Sunshine Coast firefighters also battled blazes overnight on Fridaywith two separate blazes near Tunnel Ridge Road and Old Gympie Road in Landsborough.

Rural fire crews battled a blaze at Landsborough in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland early this morning. ( Supplied: Glass House Mountains Rural Fire Brigade )

No rain forecast for days

Dam water levels are so low in Stanthorpe, that water could run out by December if it does not rain in the drought-ravaged Granite Belt.

There is no rain forecast for the next few days, with the BOM reporting very high fire danger over the central, eastern and northern parts of Queensland.

Strong winds flamed the bushfire at Stanthorpe. ( Supplied: Cambooya Rural Fire Brigade )

Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecaster Jonty Hall said on Friday the fires would remain difficult to control, with dry and windy conditions expected to continue on Saturday.

Meanwhile, south of the Queensland border, at least four houses were lost in northern NSW and a firefighter suffered facial injuries as an out-of-control fire was fuelled by strong winds.