Fire crews are battling a large bushfire in Western Australia which has threatened homes and lives in Cervantes, about 200 kilometres north of Perth. 9News
Residents in Cervantes were told to "act immediately to survive", with an evacuation centre set up at Jurien Bay Sport and Recreation Centre on Bashford Street.
The fire has prompted an emergency warning for people in an area bounded by Lindsay Street in the north, south to Thirsty Point Lookout and east to Southern Beekeepers Nature Reserve.A bushfire emergency warning to evacuate is also in place for people in area bounded by Jurien Road to the north, Munbinea Road to the east, south to Lobster Shack Cervantes and the coastline to the west, including the townsite of Jurien Bay in Cervantes and Nambung in the Shire of Dandaragan.
If you reside in the Jurien Bay townsite, you can evacuate to the north on Bashford Street or east on Jurien Road. The Jurien Bay Sport & Recreation Centre remains open.
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