Joan Webster, an Order of Australia medallist and award-winning writer on bushfire safety , shared photos of a razed house to her Facebook page Bushfire Safety Awareness on Wednesday.
Aerial tankers âabsolutely criticalâ to stopping inferno at Perthâs gates
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Three large aerial water tankers filled with retardant were what stood between Perthâs out-of-control inferno and disaster as 27 fire crews inside Shady Hills View estate, north-east along the cityâs fringe, successfully fought through the night to save its houses.
The monstrous fire front which grew up to a perimeter of 126 kilometres on Thursday had ravaged the hilly terrain east of the fringe suburb of Bullsbrook and broke free of containment lines at three points late on Wednesday, including south of the fire head near Brigadoon estates, Avon Ridge and Joshua Mews.
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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.