A bushfire raging near coastal communities north of Perth remains a significant threat, as fire authorities warn it's too late to some towns. Residents in Cervantes, Cooljarloo, Nambung, Wedge Island and Grey are being told to stay put, with the fire impacting evacuation routes.
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00:00Yesterday I spoke to a Cervantes resident, Melissa King, who has now evacuated to Durian
00:08Bay.
00:09Yesterday she was quite concerned about the property and since then the fire has only
00:12edged closer to the Cervantes town.
00:15However, today she is more concerned.
00:17She's got a daughter who's currently on that fire front with Parks and Wildlife and that
00:21is her main concern today.
00:23She said she wasn't able to sleep last night due to worry for her daughter and I think
00:27that is something we will be seeing a lot more today.
00:30These firefighters have been here since Monday, it's been a long week.
00:33There's definitely heat to contend with so fatigue and keeping morale up is definitely
00:39going to be a big issue for firefighters in the coming days.