PERTH, AUSTRALIA--November 3, 2022--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Department of Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia has declared a total fire ban for Ashburton, Karratha and Port Hedland due to bushfires.

The fire is burning west of the North West Coastal Highway, approximately 5 kilometers south of CITIC Pacific's (Hong Kong) Sino Magnetite Iron Ore Mine, which is temporarily offline.