Australian firefighters continue to battle North Stradbroke Island bushfire

Firefighters are continuing to battle a large bushfire on North Stradbroke Island in Australia's Queensland, local media reported on Wednesday.

Fire crews have been working throughout the night to strengthen containment lines.

The fire started around 10 days ago and has burnt out more than half the island, off Brisbane, according to local media reports.

The fire flared late Tuesday afternoon when strong winds hit the island.

Incident controller David Sutch told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Wednesday that water bombing aircraft would be deployed again to extinguish fires that firefighters can't fight from the ground.

"There's still visible fire but it is inaccessible," Sutch said.

"Our crews ... are continuing to work on the containment lines and strengthening those containment lines. And then air support in the daylight hours will assist to put out the inaccessible areas that are burning."

No homes have been affected so far, however the fire is producing a large smoke haze.

"We are hopeful we will get the upper hand early this morning," Sutch said.