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Bushfire embers can endanger suburban Perth homes, warn fire authorities
When David Williams left the leafy Perth hills for a newly built street in the suburbs, he thought his days of constantly having fire in the back of his mind were over.
Key points:
- Fire authorities warn that bushfire can threaten homes in suburbia
- Burning embers can travel kilometres from the fire front, igniting spot fires
- DFES recommends everyone prepares their home for bushfire
But last summer a bushfire ignited in a small patch of bushland not far from his home, which quickly escalated into an emergency warning — a possibility fire authorities say could happen to anyone.
The fire was reported at 2:00pm in a small patch of bushland close to houses and the Kwinana freeway in the suburb of Atwell, in Perth’s southern suburbs, on Friday,…
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