EXPLODED METAL JERRY CAN
2011Before the fire the jerry can was the standard design copied from the WW2 German item. After the fire it has split along the back seam with the sides belled out and the surface coating all but gone and rust forming on the bare metal.
Metal jerry can was used to fuel the motorcycles which Peter and Calan Clarkson rode and was destroyed when the garage at 233 Buckingham Road was razed. The house was saved.
On the morning of 6th of February 2011 a bushfire was accidentally started by an individual using an angle grinder outside, during a total fire ban. Sparks from the angle grinder set nearby dry grass on fire. High easterly winds caused this scrub fire to quickly turn into a bushfire. Over the course of the rest of the day the fire spread westerly out of Roleystone and, down the hill and into Kelmscott. Residents in the path of the fire were ordered to evacuate immediately. Many families lost their homes. 71 homes were destroyed with another 30+ badly damaged. Residents were evacuated to the Armadale Arena on Townley Street which was turned in to the emergency evacuation centre. Most residents spent the night there and it was a few days before they were allowed back into the area to see if their homes had survived.
The Armadale Arena remained a one stop resource centre for victims of the bushfire for 2 weeks after the event.
This bushfire is now regarded as one of the worst in WA history due to the loss of homes. No one was killed during the bushfire.
For further information see the Birtwistle Local Studies library
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On the 6th of February 2011, the Roleystone Kelmscott Bushfire destroyed over 70 homes in the east Kelmscott and south west Roleystone area. Residents were evacuated to the Armadale Arena, which became the centre for helping those effected by the fire. This sign was put on a notice board for people at the centre.
This was one of the worst bushfire for loss of homes in WA history. Many people lost everything in this event due to the speed of the fire.
City of Armadale - History House
City of Armadale - History House
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