Out of Control Bushfires Rage through an Australian Town

February 7, 2011
This is a news story on the bushfires that hit Australia located in and near Perth in southwestern Australia in February 2011 and the extent of the damage that these fires can cause.

November 24, 2011
Bushfires have been damaging and destroying properties in southwestern Australia in late November 2001. A raging fire swept through an Australian town destroying their homes and forcing residents to evacuate. More than 100 firefighters have been trying to stop the fire which has so far destroyed 20 homes and 750 hectares of bushland in the coastal town of Prevelly, Australia. The fires began with a controlled burn in Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park which soon became out of control. The blaze became unpredictable and began traveling towards residential areas going 200 meters an hour and there have been speculations as to why they would start a fire when winds had been blowing very hard that day and could easily get out of control. 50 residents in the near by Kilcarnup area were also evacuated and were sent to a popular tourist town incase the fires headed their direction. Firefighters are hoping to be able to control the fires once the wind dies down, right now it is difficult with the great amount of wind that has been occurring. The fires became out of control not only because of the heavy winds, but the temperatures around the state rose and even the Fire and Emergency Services Authority warned that western Australia was facing its most dangerous bushfire seasons in recent history. Bushfires are a regular occurrence in Australia with 64 homes being destroyed in February due to bushfires and the major fires that raged in 2009 named "Black Saturday" killing 65 people, but they are hoping that this current bushfire is able to get under control soon so as no more homes are damaged to the same extent as the February fires.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/world/11964469/raging-bushfire-sweeps-through-australian-town/