A recent controlled burn at Forcett, where a bushfire has broken out today.
A LARGE bushfire burning out of control in Tasmania's Central Highlands is threatening several small communities and the region's power supply.
Residents of Jonah Bay, Cramps Bay and the surrounds of Arthurs Lake, where many of the dwellings are holiday shacks, are being told to activate their bushfire plans and consider leaving the area.
The major road in the region has been closed and people outside the area have been told to stay away.
An electricity feeder line is likely to be affected, the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) says, with power outages possible for communities around Great Lake.
The blaze, which started yesterday afternoon, has burnt out more than 600ha and a water-bombing helicopter has been used to fight it, local media reported.
"The fire is progressing, it's being pushed by the weather conditions that we've got," TFS spokesman Chris Arthur said.
"There's a total fire ban in the south of the state but we're being affected by that weather as well."
Smaller fires are burning in the Huon Valley and at Geeveston, both south of Hobart, and residents have been asked to check their bushfire plans.
Another fire was reported late today at Glenlusk, near Collinsvale, in the state's south.
The TFS said the fire may affect the communities of Fawkner Rd, Glenlusk, and Collinsvale Rd between Lime Kiln and Glenlusk.
A smaller blaze had also been reported at Forcett, near Sorell.
Embers and ash have been falling on those areas, which are also shrouded by smoke.
Temperatures have soared into the 30s in southern Tasmania after Hobart tossed and turned through its warmest November night -- 22C -- since 1937.
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