Kununurra bushfire: Residents north of town urged to evacuate as firefighters respond to emergency level fire
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Lives and properties are at risk north of the Kununurra townsite as firefighters battle an emergency-level bushfire on Saturday afternoon.
Lives and properties are at risk north of the Kununurra townsite as firefighters battle an emergency-level bushfire on Saturday afternoon.
The fire was first reported at 7.35AM on Saturday but developed into a larger blaze by 2.30pm.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said residents in the Ivanhoe agricultural area, including Mulligans Lagoon Road and Weaber Plain Road south to the airstrip should evacuate immediately if the way was clear.
“If it is safe to do so, leave north or south along Weaber Plain Road,” they said.
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