Man in his 60s was fighting large blaze near Ravensthorpe, about 500km south-east of Perth
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A farmer working frantically to protect his property from a fast-moving bushfire has died after his vehicle was engulfed in flames.
The man aged in his 60s was operating a front-end loader as he tried to create a fire break at West River, about 500km drive south-east of Perth on Monday afternoon.