Bushfires threaten lives and homes in Western Australia's south-west

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/25/bushfires-western-australia-perth-bridgetown

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Lives and homes were under threat from an out-of-control and unpredictable bushfire in Western Australia’s south-west region on Wednesday afternoon.

An emergency warning was issued for the central parts of Bridgetown in the shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes.

Updated warning areas for Bushfire EMERGENCY WARNING for western parts of BRIDGETOWN (in red) WATCH & ACT (yellow) https://t.co/mVlyoNbW9M pic.twitter.com/9Q2RJbiwGb

“You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes,” the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said.

#Bridgetown #bushfire leaves lives and homes under 'imminent threat' in #WA's South West https://t.co/XmpXfj1j4g pic.twitter.com/QPiCV0I1HV

Another out-of-control blaze was posing a possible threat to lives and homes in Perth’s southern suburbs.

The fire started near the intersection of Sulphur Road and Price Parkway in Bertram just before 2pm, prompting a watch and act alert for the northern parts of that suburb and neighbouring Casuarina.

The fire is burning towards Johnson Road, which runs parallel to the Kwinana Freeway, so motorists were advised to drive cautiously as there is a lot of smoke in the area.