
Fire fighters battle a breakout in mopping up operations after a bushfire swept through the south west town of Margaret River in Western Australia, on 24 November 2011. Around 400 firefighters are battling to contain a blaze in the Margaret River region after at least 19 homes were burnt after a prescribed burn got out of control. EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

A charred landscape in the aftermath of a bushfire that swept through the south west town of Margaret River in Western Australia, on 24 November 2011. Around 400 firefighters are battling to contain a blaze in the Margaret River region after at least 19 homes were burnt after a prescribed burn got out of control. EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Fire fighters battle a breakout in mopping up operations after a bush fire swept through the south west town of Margaret River in Western Australia, on 24 November 2011. Around 400 firefighters are battling to contain a blaze in the Margaret River region after at least 19 homes were burnt after a prescribed burn got out of control. EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

A burnt down house sits in the charred landscape after a bush fire swept through the south west town of Margaret River in Western Australia, on 24 November 2011. Around 400 firefighters are battling to contain a blaze in the Margaret River region after at least 19 homes were burnt after a prescribed burn got out of control. EPA/TONY MCDONOUGH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT