Friday afternoon last big test as Gingin fires expected to burn for days
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Friday afternoon last big test as Gingin fires expected to burn for days
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A bushfire that has been burning for six days already north of Perth is likely to burn for another five days with Friday afternoon to be the “last big test”, the incident controller has said.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ Sven Andersen said Gingin residents were now being allowed back to homes in Seaview Park and Ocean Farms Estate, where the fire came within 1 kilometre of homes before firefighters beat it back.
Bushfire emergency still posing significant risk north of Perth as properties saved
By Amy Johnston
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A pine plantation was engulfed in flames near Red Gully.
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Properties north of Perth have been saved from an out-of-control bushfire but an emergency warning remains in place for a number of communities.
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But authorities say there has been no major property damage so far
Hot weather and gusty winds have been forecast for the next few days
The fire in the shires of Gingin and Dandaragan has burnt through 9,500 hectares of land since it began on Saturday, along a 102 kilometre perimeter.
As it happened: WA fire chief warns of difficult conditions ahead
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Very hot temperatures and strong easterly winds have created a perfect storm for fire conditions in Perth s metropolitan area, and a fire near Lancelin, north of Perth, will be firefighters main concern today as several bushfires north, south and east of the city are stretching crews.
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A massive blaze near Lancelin remains frefighter s first priority after the fire has been burning for a fifth day. The fire most likely will reach houses at the Ocean Farms Estate today.
Residents north of Perth dare to hope after firefighters keep massive bushfire at bay
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On Tuesday night it looked like homes in two small settlements near Lancelin, about 140 kilometres north of Perth, would be overrun by a massive bushfire burning for four days already.
But thanks to the efforts of about 200 firefighters, those houses are still standing.
Homes in the Ocean Farm Estate were under imminent treat of the fire.
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About 200 volunteer and career firefighters worked around the clock to stop the fire front as air tankers dropped several thousand litres worth of retardant on the southern flank of the blaze, which had razed 9400 hectares of bushland.