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Friday afternoon 'last big test' as Gingin fires expected to burn for days

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.

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Bushfire emergency continues north of Perth as firefighters brace for worsening conditions

Bushfire emergency continues north of Perth as firefighters brace for worsening conditions
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TueTuesday 26
JanJanuary 2021 at 11:47am
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An emergency warning remains in place in the shires of Gingin and Dandaragan, north of Perth, as a bushfire continues to threaten lives and homes.
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But there are concerns over hot and windy weather forecast to come
The temperature in the area was set to surge past 40C on Friday
The blaze remains out of control and has broken containment lines in areas to the north of Regans Ford.

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Bushfire emergency still posing 'significant risk' north of Perth as properties saved overnight

Bushfire emergency still posing 'significant risk' north of Perth as properties saved
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Properties north of Perth have been saved from an out-of-control bushfire but an emergency warning remains in place for a number of communities.
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But authorities say there has been no major property damage so far
Hot weather and gusty winds have been forecast for the next few days
The fire in the shires of Gingin and Dandaragan has burnt through 9,500 hectares of land since it began on Saturday, along a 102 kilometre perimeter.

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'Leave NOW': hundreds of homes north of Perth in 'imminent danger'

Residents in towns north of Perth in Western Australia are told to leave NOW as blaze threatens lives.

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Residents north of Perth dare to hope after firefighters keep massive bushfire at bay

Residents north of Perth dare to hope after firefighters keep massive bushfire at bay
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On Tuesday night it looked like homes in two small settlements near Lancelin, about 140 kilometres north of Perth, would be overrun by a massive bushfire burning for four days already.
But thanks to the efforts of about 200 firefighters, those houses are still standing.
Homes in the Ocean Farm Estate were under imminent treat of the fire.
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About 200 volunteer and career firefighters worked around the clock to stop the fire front as air tankers dropped several thousand litres worth of retardant on the southern flank of the blaze, which had razed 9400 hectares of bushland.

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Extreme weather smashes Australia with WA on fire and rain in NSW and Queensland

Australia's extreme weather has been on full display, with incessant rain in Queensland, wild storms in New South Wales and with raging bushfires in Western Australia.
A blaze which began accidentally in Red Gully, north of Perth, on Saturday has since has burnt through more than 9,000 hectares of land.
Many residents have been forced out of their homes across the Ocean Farms Estate and Seaview areas after the fire jumped containment lines. People have been advised to evacuate their homes as quickly as they can.
The emergency warning in Western Australia covers parts of Regans Ford, Cowalla, Moore River National Park, Nilgen, Mimegarra, Wedge Island, Karakin, Orange Springs and Lancelin, according to the ABC.

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Three new bushfires as concerns remain for Red Gully, Northam

Strong easterly gusts fan flames of dangerous blazes in Kwinana and Gosnells
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January 2, 2021 — 2.10pm
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Lives and homes are under threat near Kwinana and Gosnells on a day where strong easterly winds hampered firefighting efforts and crews were stretched across several blazes in the state.
In the City of Kwinana, an emergency warning is in place for residents bounded by McLaughlan Road, Thomas Road, Mason Road, Leath Road, Hogg Road and Hope Valley Road in The Spectacles, Orelia, Medina, the Naval Base, Postans, Kwinana Beach and Hope Valley.

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Bushfire warnings at Red Gully and Wundowie near Perth downgraded to watch and act

Bushfire warnings at Red Gully and Wundowie near Perth downgraded to watch and act
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JanJanuary 2021 at 5:18am
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Bushfire emergency warnings for two fires near Perth have both been downgraded to watch and act, but authorities have warned people to remain vigilant.
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A watch and act is current for the town of Wundowie, east of Perth
A watch and act is also in place for parts of Mimegarra, Regans Ford, Orange Springs and Cowalla in the Red Gully region

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