‘At the time it felt lovely’: WA firefighters accidentally dump sewage water on community near Perth

State premier says in emergency situations sometimes it doesn't always go to plan' after mistake when fighting Bullsbrook blaze

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Investigators are probing how firefighters came to douse parts of a West Australian town in sewage wastewater while battling a bushfire.

Residents in Bullsbrook, about 35km north-east of Perth, have been warned to empty water tanks and not eat anything from their gardens after water bombers drew from the wrong ponds at a wastewater treatment plant on Wednesday when battling a blaze that was threatening homes and schools.