According to the latest Australian media reports, on Wednesday, the northeast of Perth was ravaged by fires, and the government issued an emergency alert for forest fires, affecting residents in many places.
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据悉，这一警告适用于Julimar Road以北、 Harders Chitty Road以东和以南、Sinclair Place和Donegan View以西的West Toodyay和Julimar为界的地区的民众。
位于Parkland Drive、Munnapin Rise、Malkup Brook Road、Sand Spring Road、Howard Road、Sinclair Place和Donegan View的房屋受到火灾威胁。
The latest alert from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said: "You are in danger and need immediate action to survive. This poses a threat to lives and homes. "It's too late to leave now, and it's life-threatening to leave now. You'll need to hide in a room away from the fire to make sure you can escape easily. ”
Details of the fire are still being grasped, but The West has confirmed that a fire engine has been driving near the scene of the fire. It is understood that the rollover occurred near River Road and Folewood Road. At the time of the accident, there were about five people in the truck. It is understood that four people managed to escape from the truck and they were not visibly injured. Another injured person was rescued by emergency responders, but their injuries are believed to be not serious.
Bushfires are rapidly spreading westward. Some roads may be closed and motorists are asked to avoid the area. Firefighters are dealing with the fire at the scene. The fire was reported to have broken out before 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
The community department has set up an evacuation center at Toodyay Memorial Hall, 117 Stirling Terrace, Toodyay.
Meanwhile, a horrific forest fire broke out in Lancelin on Wednesday afternoon, with hundreds of people evacuated, 1,000 homes without power and residents told to flee to the beach. The out-of-control fire has been downgraded from an emergency alert to a recommended alert.
Within an hour of the fire, part of the residents of this idyllic seaside resort were evacuated. The fire was reported to have broken out just before 4 p.m. and the fire quickly spread northwestward. DFES urged residents to flee to the town and head to Lancelin Pier.
In a notice on Wednesday, DFES said that "homes in the town of Lancelin are now under threat of fire." If it is safe to do so, the locals will now need to leave and head to Lancelin Pier. "One evacuation center is located at the town hall and the other in the nearby town of Guilderton. Lancelin Road has been closed due to firefighters trying to contain the fire.
As of Thursday morning, it was reported that firefighters were fighting in difficult conditions during today's forest fire emergency, with sheds, outbuildings and vehicles burned. The fire has spread to 159 hectares and is not yet under control.
Although two emergency bushfire alerts were in place on Thursday in Manjimup and Toodyay counties, Lancelin has lifted all alerts.
Manjimup的Gumnut Road和Richardson Road以南，Tattenham Road和Pemberton-Northcliffe Road以东，Malimup track以西，Barker Road以北的CallcupCrowea和Meerup的部分区域，都处于危险之中。
Firefighters are actively extinguishing the fire and carrying out a back-fire operation, with 80 firefighters from the Parks and Wildlife Service, Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, FPC and local volunteer bush fire brigade taking part in the operation. An estimated 200 hectares of land were burned and the fire is believed to have been caused by accident.
Also at risk is the area from Trig Road to the eastern boundary of the Julimar State Forest, which extends to Malkup Brook Rd to the south and Parkland Drive and Nerramine Drive to the west, including Sinclair Place and Donegan View, and parts of West Toodyay, Coondle and Julimar in Toodyay County.