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Bloomsbury Bushfire (Nov 2 · SW)

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Key facts

Source: Queensland Fire Department
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The story so far

About 10 km north of Bloomsbury.

An active wildfire continues to burn near Bloomsbury, Australia, under the management of the QFD. First detected on November 2, 2026, the fire remains burning as part of a national landscape that has seen 19,011,480 hectares burn so far in 2026, a figure that sits 45% below the two-decade average.

The current blaze is unfolding ahead of the region's typical fire season, which traditionally runs from December to March.

In context

This wildfire has been burning in Australia for less than a day.

Close to the tropics, fires tend to follow the dry season and are often linked to land-clearing rather than a single summer peak.

The bigger picture in Australia

Across Australia, roughly 19,011,480 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 45% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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