It shows how devastating this bushfire has been for the people involved, Mr McGowan said.
He sent his thoughts to those who had lost homes and thanked the firefighters who continued to work on the ground in harsh conditions to control the fire.
A property on Dinsdale Road in Gidgegannup which was destroyed by bushfire.(Getty)
Senior firefighter David Ellis kneels in front of a home he and colleagues had just saved from a wildfire at Wooroloo, north east of Perth.(AP)
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Emergency WA said the number of homes and businesses without power in fire impacted areas has risen to 465.
Authorities in Western Australia say 71 homes are now known to have been destroyed in the bushfire emergency east of Perth.
Hundreds of firefighters have been battling the blaze since Monday.
Photo: DFES Western Australia / Incident Photographer Evan Collis
Hundreds of people have spent the night in evacuation centres and an emergency warning remains in place for the out-of-control blaze, which started in Wooroloo on Monday and is continuing to threaten lives and homes.
WA s Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said no properties were impacted overnight, but assessment teams had confirmed the number of properties lost had increased to 71, and they were still working through the fire zone.
Residents in parts of Perth have been warned they are in immediate danger as an out of control bushfire continues to spread after destroying 7,500 hectares.
The massive blaze with an 80km perimeter raged through the night near the hills town of Wooroloo before moving west onto the city s coastal plain where it is threatening homes in northern suburbs.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said 80 per cent of all properties in the rural area of Tilden Park in Gidgegannup have been lost. You are in danger and need to act immediately to survive. There is a threat to lives and homes, the department warned on Tuesday afternoon.
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