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Record temperatures fan Qld fires

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Firefighters have got the upper hand on multiple bushfires burning around Queensland after a day of record temperatures.

Brisbane recorded it's warmest November day in six years with the temperature reaching 38.9C on Sunday afternoon.

On the Sunshine Coast, Beerburrum clocked it's hottest November day on record with 43C.

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The soaring temperatures and strong winds challenged firefighting efforts.

A large vegetation fire at Kiamba, on the Sunshine Coast, spread from a car fire about 11.30am but has since been downgraded from an advice warning level.

Thirteen fire crews are still at the scene of the fire, which is burning within containment lines and poses no threat to properties.

Smoke is affecting the area and residents are advised to close windows and doors.

Another bushfire north of Goondiwindi has also been contained after it jumped containment lines on Sunday morning.

Four water bombing aircraft are extinguishing spot fires caused by the blaze, which is still subject to an advice warning.

Residents in the Crowders Creek, Mundagai, Tarcoola and Cattle Creek areas are urged to remain vigilant.

In the Somerset region, firefighters are door knocking some residents in Esk to alert them to a grass fire burning near Falls and Chaille roads.

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An advice warning was issued late on Sunday after a fire broke out in inaccessible terrain near Stanthorpe about 4pm.

The blaze near Rogers Road at Applethorpe is heading east and smoke is affecting the New England Highway however Queensland Fire and Emergency Services say there is no immediate threat to property.

Fire bans in place for southern parts of the state, including Brisbane, will continue on Monday.

Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Adam Woods said the fire danger for the southeast coast would drop from severe to high-very high on Monday.

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"We are seeing a southeast changing moving up the coast in the early hours of Monday morning ...so a cooler day for tomorrow," he told AAP.

But further west the situation will not improve.

"The winds and the hot temperatures are still going to be there for (Darling Downs and Granite Belt) so we will still see a severe fire danger," he told AAP.

Temperatures are forecast to hit the high 30s in Queensland's southeast corner on Monday.

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