The Eyre Highway, the only sealed road linking Western Australia and South Australia, remains closed by bushfires for the past nine days.
WA's Emergency Services Minister is making no apologies as authorities take an ultra-cautious approach by delaying the reopening of the state's only sealed road into South Australia.The Department of Fire and Emergency Services says the Eyre Highway should be reopened within 48 hoursMore than 200 emergency personnel are fighting nine different fire fronts around Norseman
A watch and act warning remains in place between Fraser Range and Balladonia, with fires still burning on both sides of the highway.
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