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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An out-of-control bushfire burning in the Perth Hills that has already destroyed up to 30 homes is “extremely volatile” and an active “threat to lives and homes,” Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan has said.
A firefighting Boeing 737 aircraft from New South Wales (NSW) was flown west to assist with efforts to battle the blaze, which had ripped through 7,300 hectares by yesterday afternoon and triggered a smoke warning after ash fell in the Perth about 30km from the fire front.
An out-of-control wildfire burning north-east of the Australian west coast city of Perth has destroyed at least 56 homes and is threatening more, with many locals in the region told it is too late to leave.
The 7,000-hectare blaze, which has a 47-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 impacted.
Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services deputy commissioner, Craig Waters, said the fire had doubled in size overnight and burned through 7,366 hectares of farm and woodland.
“Strong winds are hampering us getting in and containing the fire and bringing it under control,” he said.