Fierce bushfire razes homes near Margaret River

Firefighters are bracing for tough conditions today after about 20 homes near Margaret River were damaged – a dozen of them destroyed – when a prescribed burn blew out of control yesterday.
The West Australian reports that on a day one experienced firefighter called “as bad as they come”, flames carved a path of destruction around the coastal hamlets of Ellensbrook to the north and Prevelly to the south of the South West tourist town.