I'm A Celebrity camp may have to be evacuated due o fire
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29 November 2018 - 11:00 AM

I'm A Celebrity camp may have to be evacuated due o fire

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The \'I\'m A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!\' contestants may have to be evacuated from camp because raging bushfires threaten the set in Australia.

In the state of Queensland there are up to 200 blazes raging which are being caused by heatwave conditions, with temperatures reaching 104F (40C), and are being spread by strong winds.

Although they were first hundreds of miles away from the set they are now reported to be just 37 miles from Murwillumbah, New South Wales, where the show is filmed.

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ITV bosses are now reportedly drawing up contingency plans which would see the stars, such as Anne Hegerty, Sair Khan, Noel Edmonds and Harry Redknapp, moved out of camp if the fires get too close.

A show insider exclusively told the Daily Star newspaper: "We speak to the fire services regularly and we are also monitoring the bushfires today. There is no immediate danger but the safety and the welfare of our cast and crew is our number one concern, and so we will continue to watch how the fires develop. We are really hoping they don\'t get any closer to camp."

Australia\'s Bureau of Meteorology declared a "catastrophic fire danger" - the first time the highest threat level has been applied in the state - and thousands of residents have already been evacuated from their homes for safety purposes.

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People living in Oxenford and Wongawallan - which are located fewer than 40 miles from the set - have left behind their homes and possessions.

The fire - which have destroyed numerous properties and led to the closure of dozens of schools despite the best efforts of firemen to contain it - is currently threatening to reach the town Rockhampton, which is about five miles away from camp and has about 80,000 residents.

Speaking about the wildfires, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said: "We have not seen the likes of this. These are unprecedented conditions. We expect to be in this heatwave at least until next Tuesday so it is going to be very serious from now until then."

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