General
Bushfire threatens lives, homes in Perth’s southern suburbs and Geraldton
Crews in Western Australia are fighting three dangerous fires, two in the greater Perth area and one in Geraldton.
Key points:
- A fire in Perth’s southern suburbs and one in Geraldton are burning at emergency warning level
- A third fire in Gosnells, south-east Perth, has been downgraded from emergency to watch and act
- The Gosnells and forced the evacuation of a retirement village
Blazes are burning to the south and south-east of Perth’s greater metropolitan area, with one forcing the evacuation of a retirement village and the other moving through a rubbish tip causing hazardous fumes.
An emergency warning for a fire in Perth’s southern suburbs spans parts of The Spectacles, Orelia, Medina, Naval Base, Postans, Kwinana Beach and Hope Valley
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