A large bushfire is seen burning near Broome in Western Australia.

(Department of Fire and Emergency Services Australia)

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A Western Australia bushfire has burned at least 2 million acres, officials said.One website that covers wildfires across the world has labeled this blaze a "gigafire," burning more than 1 million acres.The fire has burned for nearly three weeks after being sparked by lightning.

A bushfire burning in Western Australia raged on after burning more than 2 million acres of land – roughly six times the size of Los Angeles.

The fire, which by Wildfire Today after it eclipsed 1 million acres, is burning about 75 miles southeast of Broome as windy conditions and warm spring weather have fanned the flames. It's burning in a remote area, but it prompted a shutdown of the Great Northern Highway days ago, the report added.

"It is one of the biggest fires I remember from the last 10 years, but we felt safe in ,"Thangoo Station manager Rex McCormack told the West Australian.

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The spring months – September through November in the Southern Hemisphere – are peakbushfire season for northern parts of Western Australia. Such conflagrations can quickly turn deadly, especially when strong winds fanthe flames and residential areas are threatened.

The fire ,Kimberley Regional Duty Coordinator Ben Mueller told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Since then, firebreaks and backburning tactics have been used to keep the inferno away from homes and towns, the report added.

"You can't put water on a fire that big because it is ineffective," Mueller told ABC.

No deaths or structural damage have been reported at the site of the bushfire, Wildfire Today also said.