Bushfire Closes Eyre Highway in Western Australia

‘We’ve deployed extra resources to the fire ground to help bring it under control.’

A firefighter sits on his tanker truck awaiting further instructions as the team conduct mop up operations after a bushfire that threatened homes was extinguished in the suburbs of Perth on Feb. 2, 2022. TREVOR COLLENS/AFP via Getty Images

The highway link across the Nullabor in Western Australia has been closed as a fire burns out of control, with travellers urged to reconsider their plans in coming days.