{"id":9571,"date":"2026-01-01T19:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/perth-teenager-charged-after-allegedly-throwing-firecracker-that-sparked-new-years-eve-bushfire\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T19:09:51","slug":"perth-teenager-charged-after-allegedly-throwing-firecracker-that-sparked-new-years-eve-bushfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eunews.top\/index.php\/2026\/01\/01\/perth-teenager-charged-after-allegedly-throwing-firecracker-that-sparked-new-years-eve-bushfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth teenager charged after allegedly throwing firecracker that sparked New Year\u2019s Eve bushfire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Blaze on city\u2019s eastern fringe contained but not controlled on Thursday with firefighters warning of risk to lives and homes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A teenager accused of tossing a firecracker into Perth bushland on New Year\u2019s Eve has been charged after it sparked a bushfire that threatened homes on the city\u2019s eastern fringe.<\/p>\n<p>More than 2,000 homes and businesses lost power as the fire, east of Perth airport in Western Australia, approached properties near Maida Vale, Forrestfield and Kalamunda, police said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2026\/jan\/01\/perth-teenager-charged-after-allegedly-throwing-firecracker-that-sparked-new-years-eve-bushfire\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blaze on city\u2019s eastern fringe contained but not controlled on Thursday with firefighters warning of risk to lives and homes Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A teenager accused of tossing a firecracker into Perth bushland on New Year\u2019s Eve has been charged after it sparked a bushfire that threatened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,625,43,566],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australia-news","category-bushfires","category-perth","category-western-australia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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