State braces for more hot and windy conditions after blaze rages through the night
Bushfires are bearing down on the towns of Bridgetown and Denmark in southernABC reported
In a Facebook post, the WA department of fire and emergency services said it had been a “hellish night” on Saturday. Rapid damage assessment teams were working through the affected areas to determine property damage, and the department urged residents to be patient while firefighters still actively defended properties trying to contain the blazes.
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