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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 warning downgraded for blaze north of Perth, but residents told to remain on high alert
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JanJanuary 2021 at 12:36pm
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The threat level for a bushfire burning in the shires of Gingin and Dandaragan north of Perth has been downgraded as some residents prepare to return to their homes.
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Some residents are being let back home after evacuating earlier this week
Brand Highway has reopened but several other roads remain closed