一名19岁男子因在新年前夕在珀斯机场附近用鞭炮点火而面临指控,导致大面积停电和疏散。 A 19-year-old man faces charges for igniting a bushfire near Perth Airport on New Year’s Eve with a firecracker, causing widespread power outages and evacuations.

一名19岁的男子被指控在新年前夕在珀斯机场附近发起野火,据称他向干草中扔了一把鞭炮,点燃了超过25公顷的火焰,在马伊达瓦莱、福雷斯菲尔德和卡拉门达造成大约800所房屋和企业停电。 A 19-year-old man has been charged with starting a bushfire near Perth Airport on New Year’s Eve after allegedly throwing a firecracker into dry grass, sparking a blaze that burned over 25 hectares and caused power outages for about 800 homes and businesses in Maida Vale, Forrestfield, and Kalamunda. 火灾仍不受控制,但因失火而受控制,围栏和棚屋被损坏,引发撤离和紧急警报,在Wycombe高地开设了一个疏散中心。 The fire, which remained uncontrolled but contained by fire breaks, damaged fences and a shed, prompted evacuations and an emergency alert, with an evacuation center opened at High Wycombe. 没有失去任何房屋,也没有报告有人受伤。 No homes were lost, and no injuries were reported. 预计这名青少年将在珀斯治安法院出庭。 The teen is expected to appear in Perth Magistrates Court.