Winds Challenge Crews Fighting Fire Near Perth, Australia
At a Glance A fire official said "fluky winds" are a factor in the fire.Steep terrain is also an issue.More than 70 homes have burned. Winds and steep terrain are creating hazardous conditions for crews battling a wildfire east of Perth, Australia. "The fire’s still ," Craig Waters, deputy commissioner of operations for the Western Australia Department of Fire and Emergency Services, said in a news briefing Wednesday. "It’s still a work in progress at this point." The fire is...