Two blazes burn out of control in WA's Great Southern threatening lives and homes

Two bushfires are threatening lives and homes around Albany and other communities across Western Australia's south coast, as winds from the season's first strong cold front fan flames, sparking spot fires up to 1.5 kilometres ahead of one blaze.

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One of those fires is burning 10 kilometres west of the city of Albany in the Redmond area and the other is in the Napier area near the Porongurup National Park, about 20km to Albany's north east.

More than 30 fires remain active in the region, and DFES said it was "an unprecedented fire situation within the City of Albany".