In Western Australia, the shires of Harvey and Waroona have been plagued with particularly vicious bush fires set off by a lightning strike last Wednesday. Firefighters have finally managed to get them under control, and released this harrowing short video taken from the dashboard of a firefighting vehicle as it drives through a section of the flaming wilderness.
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