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Authorities have issued an emergency warning for a bushfire in the city of Armadale, in Perth’s south.
The warning covers people in an area bounded by Anstey Road, Keane Road, Armadale Road, Tonkin Highway, Rowley Road and Nicholson Road in Forrestdale.
DFES says residents are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.
It says houses in Broome Street, Old Forrest Road, Signet Place and Leake Street are being threatened by the blaze, which started near the intersection of Forrest Road and Tonkin Highway.
Forrestdale Primary School evacuated
Forrestdale Primary School is in Broome Street and students and staff are being evacuated.
The fire is also headed towards a second school in the area, and a DFES spokeswoman said that school was also “putting its bushfire evacuation plan in place”.
She said the fast-moving fire was being fanned by strong winds.
“The winds are a real concern for us at the moment, and they’re pushing the fire in a north westerly direction,” she said.
More than 47 fire appliances are at the scene and air tankers are also dumping water on the fire.
Tonkin Highway is closed in both directions from Rowley Road to Randford Road in Forrestdale, as is Forrest Road, and motorists have been advised to avoid the area.
The fire was reported shortly after midday.
Yesterday fire authorities warned Perth residents to be prepared for bushfires amid a five-day run of temperatures above 35 degrees that began on Wednesday.
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