Bushfire continues to threaten the small railway town of Hester in Western Australia’s southwest.
The community’s 100 or so residents were warned it was too late to flee homes and urged to take shelter inside on Saturday evening.
The out-of-control fire, which flared early on Saturday afternoon, poses an immediate threat to homes and lives as it tracks southeast, authorities say.
“It’s too late to leave, leaving now would be deadly,” Emergency WA said in its latest warning issued around 8am local time on Saturday.
An emergency warning had already been issued for the South West region, including Hester Brooke and Bridgetown in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes.
“You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes,” it said.
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