Bridgetown and Denmark bushfires: Resident critical, at least five properties lost as blazes rage in WA south
ABCA Bridgetown resident is in a critical condition in hospital and five properties have been razed as twin bushfires wreak havoc in Western Australia's south. Key points: A Bridgetown resident has been critically injured fighting the fire Four properties in Denmark and one in Hester have been razed Police have sent arson squad detectives to Bridgetown to investigate Hundreds of firefighters battled blazes in Bridgetown, in WA's South West and in Denmark, in the state's Great Southern region. Man seriously injured at rural property Department of Fire and Emergency Service Commissioner Darren Klemm said a man had sustained serious burns while fighting the bushfire on his rural property near Bridgetown and had been taken to hospital. Commissioner Klemm said four homes in the Denmark region, on WA's Great Southern coast, had been lost in the fire, and another home had been damaged. Commissioner Klemm said the Bridgetown fire, currently still at emergency warning level, was expected to be contained and under control by the end of the day.
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