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Fire retardant dropped from an air tanker has helped stop an out-of-control bushfire in Perth s northeast, but residents are still being told they are in immediate danger.
The massive blaze with a 126km perimeter is moving in a northwesterly direction along the city s coastal plain after destroying 71 homes near the hills town of Wooroloo on Monday night.
Residents in the suburbs of Shady Hills View and Bullsbrook - where the RAAF Base Pearce is located - have been told it is too late to leave.
The DFES said people in or around Clenton Road and Berry Road at Gidgegannup need to shelter in place or actively defend only if they are prepared to the highest level.
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The number of homes destroyed by an out-of-control bushfire in Perth s northeast has been revised up to more than 80 as firefighters battle flames fanned by strong winds for the fourth day.
The massive blaze with a 126-kilometre perimeter has raced northwest across the city s coastal plain after destroying dozens of homes near the hills town of Wooroloo on Monday night.
Estimates of properties lost started at 56 on Tuesday morning, but by Wednesday that number had grown to 71, with concerns more had been destroyed.
Premier Mark McGowan confirmed those fears on Thursday, saying assessment teams had now identified 81 homes lost to the fire.