A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for a blaze burning at Wundowie, around 70 kilometres north of Perth in Western Australia.
Emergency WA warned residents that those in the path of fire are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.
The fire started near the intersection of the Great Eastern Highway and Inkpen Road in Wundowie and is threatening lives and homes.
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There are currently 150 volunteer Fire and Rescue Service, Bush Fire Service, Career Fire and Rescue Service firefighters in attendance.
Those who are self-isolating or quarantining at home due to COVID-19 have been told to leave.
"You should leave and find alternative accommodation with family or friends who live away from the area," Emergency WA advised.
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"If you are unable to return to your quarantine location within one hour, telephone WA Police on 131 444 to advise them you have had to leave due to an emergency."
The fire is currently out of control, unpredictable, and moving in a north-westerly direction.
The warning is in place for people bounded by Oyston Road and Fernie Road to the east, Inkpen Road to the South, Linley Valley Road and Allen Street to the west and Golf Links Road to the North, including people in Mauravillo Estate, El Caballo Resort and the town of Wundowie in the Shire of Northam.
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