Emergency warning issued as 'deliberately lit' bushfire threatens WA properties

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Emergency warning issued as 'deliberately lit' bushfire threatens WA properties
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An emergency warning is in place as a bushfire burns in 'parched' bushland near Western Australia's south coast.

A deliberately lit bushfire is spreading through dry forest on Western Australia's south coast with residents told to evacuate.

An emergency warning is place for areas north-east of Walpole in the Shire of Denmark — about 400km south of Perth.Kel Bilgic's parents live near Hazelvale Road and have been monitoring the approaching fire front all day."It's very close to the farm and my uncle's farm," she said.

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