Life-threatening bushfire in Western Australia prompts evacuation order

Authorities on Thursday morning issued an emergency warning for a life-threatening bushfire burning near the Perth Airport in Western Australia.
A warning issued shortly before 6 a.m. local time by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) said that residents in the Kalamunda region, 15 km east of central Perth and 5 km from the city’s international airport, should leave immediately.
The DFES said that an out-of-control bushfire moving in a northerly direction posed a threat to lives and homes and that residents need to act immediately to survive.
It said that people in the affected area should leave in a westerly direction if it is safe to do so.
Anyone who tries to leave and becomes stuck in their car has been advised to cover themselves with a woollen blanket and get onto the floor of the vehicle in case intense heat causes the windows to break.