Overview
- WA Police Arson Squad and DFES identified the ignition point in bushland bordering a residential street in Spalding, with the cause still undetermined.
- Authorities are treating the blaze as suspicious and have deployed Strike Force Vulcan to conduct forensic work and gather witness accounts.
- Police appealed for information and CCTV from the Heal Place, Green Street and Tappak Street area, offering $25,000 for tips leading to a conviction.
- The fire destroyed one home, rendered two others uninhabitable and burned about 160 hectares across several northern Geraldton suburbs.
- Hundreds of firefighters, four water bombers and two helitaks contained the threat as residents organised local support and a fundraiser for affected families.