General
Perth Hills bushfire emergency claims more homes as blaze continues to burn out of control
Firefighters are making progress in containing the massive Perth Hills bushfire, which has so far razed 81 properties in four days and more than 10,00 hectares of land.
Key points:
- Firefighters have managed to save the under-threat Shady Hills estate
- But the perimeter of the massive blaze has grown to 136 kilometres
- Emergency funding has been announced for affected homeowners
DFES incident controller Peter Sutton said firefighters had worked tirelessly and their hard work was paying dividends, although large areas remained under emergency warning where the fire was out of control.
“The good news is the fire is 90 per cent tracked,” he told ABC Radio.
Deputy Commissioner Craig Waters said a separate fire, which started 10 kilometres north of…
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