Firefighters try to put down a blaze at Wooroloo, near Perth. AP
PERTH: An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth destroyed at least 59 homes and was threatening more on Tuesday, with many residents across the region told it is too late to leave.
The 7,000-hectare (17,000-acre) blaze, which has an 80-kilometre (50-mile) perimeter, began on Monday and raged through the night near the town of Wooroloo, with the shires of Mundaring, Chittering, Northam, and the city of Swan affected.
Firefighters have done a remarkable job in some of the most challenging conditions that we’ve experienced in the metropolitan region for some time, Western Australia state Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said.
In this photo provided by Department of Fire and Emergency Services, fire burns on a hill at Wooroloo, near Perth, Australia, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
PERTH, Australia: An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least 56 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many residents across the region told it is too late to leave.
The 7,000-hectare (17,000-acre) blaze, which has a 80-kilometer (50-mile) perimeter, began on Monday and raged through the night near the town of Wooroloo, with the shires of Mundaring, Chittering, Northam, and the city of Swan affected.
The losses were expected to grow as teams continued their damage assessments, Western Australia state Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said.
PERTH, Australia An out-of-control wildfire burning northeast of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed an estimated 30 homes and was threatening more Tuesday, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave. The almost 7,000-hectare (17,000-acre) blaze, which has a 60-kilometre (37-mile) perimeter, began on Monday and […]
Out-of-control Australia wildfire expected to burn for days
More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia s western city of Perth that is expected to continue burning for days.
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0:49A wildfire near the western Australian city of Perth has destroyed 56 homes. Firefighters have told residents to prepare to fight for their homes because it s too late to leave.0:49
More than 70 homes have been lost in a wildfire outside Australia s western city of Perth which is expected to continue burning for days.
The fire had razed more than 9,000 hectares of farm and woodland in hills east of Perth by early Wednesday, authorities said.
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.