Kalamunda bushfire: Man, 19, charged over blaze threatening lives, homes in Perth Hills on New Year’s Day
A teenager has been charged over the bushfire raging in Perth’s east.
Strike Force Vulcan officers charged a 19-year-old man in relation to the fire, which started in Kalamunda in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
It will be alleged that about 12.20am, the man threw a firecracker into dry grass in bushland located on Temby Avenue, which started a blaze that quickly gained in intensity.
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More than 2000 homes in the area lost power and houses and lives are under threat.
The fire burnt 25ha of native bushland.
The 19-year-old, from Kalamunda, has been charged with breach of duty.
He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday.
Originally published on The West Australian
