General
Hope for anxious residents waiting to return home amid bushfire emergency north of Perth
Residents who fled their homes amid a bushfire emergency north of Perth may soon be issued with restricted access permits to return to their properties, but have been warned to remain on high alert.
Key points:
- The emergency warning has been expanded to Regans Ford and Yathroo
- Temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius today
- Wind gusts of up to 40 kilometres per hour are also expected
Locals gathered this morning for a community meeting in Guilderton, where they were told the permits were due to be issued for some areas of Ocean Farms Estate and Seaview Park.
It came as firefighters battling the large blaze in the shires of Gingin and Dandaragan braced for extreme fire weather conditions, with an emergency warning expanded…
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