The fire was travelling in a south-westerly direction from Rice Road and Halletts Road towards Swanbank.

QFES warned the fire was predicted to impact properties between Halletts Road and Blackheath Road in Redbank Plains.

The Bureau of Meteorology predicted thunderstorms could hit between Gympie north of Brisbane and down the east coast across the capital to the NSW border and beyond.

Storms bringing dry lightning are a worry for firefighters who were already expecting a southwesterly wind change across the southern interior of Queensland.

The "fresh and gusty" wind change inland was predicted by the bureau as isolated thunderstorms were predicted to develop across the Darling Downs.

"Given the dry air mass, some of these thunderstorms will have little to no rainfall, so there is a risk that dry lightning could ignite new fires," the bureau's warning said.

A swathe of cloud moved towards the coast, reaching from Esk near the Wivenhoe Dam down to Stanthorpe by 3pm.

On Tuesday afternoon Fire and Emergency Services minister Craig Crawford announced a "thorough review" had been commissioned into the state's emergency response to the bushfires that ravaged south-east Queensland in the past weeks.

Mr Crawford said he had requested the investigation to determine if "best practice" had been followed during the response.

“What we have seen since September 5 is a frightening, early start to the 2019 bushfire season – some of the worst bushfires in 130 years," he said.

“Queenslanders can also be assured no matter what the weather throws at us they can always rely on the dedication and professionalism of QFES staff and volunteers when we need it most."