Residents of Amphitheatre were urged just after 3pm to leave their homes immediately “before conditions become too dangerous”,as the fire moved north-east towards the town.
However,the threat at Amphitheatre had eased by Saturday evening,with a Watch and Act alert in place.
About 16,000 hectares of land have already burned and at least three homes destroyed by the blaze.
Premier Jacinta Allan toured the fire-affected region by helicopter on Saturday and said it was emotional seeing the “devastation” in the landscape,where many intact homes were surrounded by blackened ground.
She said it was possible fire authorities would find more destroyed homes as initial impact assessments continued.
Temperatures are expected to rise to 40 degrees across the state on Wednesday,with strong winds likely to move across the existing fire ground between the towns of Beaufort and Elmhurst.