<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A man aged in his 60s has died fighting bushfires in southern Western Australia, police said today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was operating a front-end loader to build a firebreak against a large bushfire in West River, near Ravensthorpe, about 541km south-east of Perth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Emergency services were called about 2.20pm yesterday when the vehicle was engulfed by flames.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/west-end-emergency-rescue-wall-collapse-brisbane-queensland-news/b3eecb55-477e-4649-9a40-24fb6a1de1c5"><strong><span>Man dies, another injured in retaining wall collapse in Brisbane</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Despite the efforts of paramedics, he died at the scene.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will investigate the death and prepare a report for the coroner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The fire has spread across 300 hectares of farmland.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/wa-bushfires-man-dies-at-ravensthorpe-fighting-blazes/03831243-95d4-44f8-b624-b54aa548da14" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but is currently not being treated as suspicious.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His death came as fire authorities battled bushfires in mid-western WA, driven by scorching temperatures and high winds.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Bureau of Meteorology today issued an extreme fire danger warning for the Midwest Inland, Yarra Yarra, Mortlock, Avon, Lockwood, Roe and Esperance Coast fire districts.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>