WA: Fires burn in forest south of Perth

AAP General News (Australia)
12-14-2009
WA: Fires burn in forest south of Perth

Authorities say a fire in a West Australian wilderness area is expected to burn 10
thousand hectares by the time it's contained.

The Department of Environment and Conservation says a fire at Walpole .. near WA's
south coast .. has burnt through three thousand hectares .. but 10 thousand will be burnt
in total because of containment efforts.

DEC state duty officer MURRAY CARTER says the fire began in a remote part of the wilderness
area yesterday after escaping from an area subject to prescribed burns last week.

Mr CARTER says DEC plans to hold the fire against an area last burnt two years ago.

He says he expects to have containment lines in place this evening and may begin lighting
up the core area before sundown today.

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