Lives and homes under threat in bushfire emergency in parts of City ...
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A bushfire emergency warning has been issued for a fire threatening lives and homes in the City of Wanneroo, with residents told they are in danger and need to act immediately to survive.
The warning was issued on Wednesday afternoon for parts of Mariginiup and Jandabup, after a fire was reported shortly after 1pm.
Bushfire emergency warning and watch and act areas in the City of Wanneroo.Credit: DFES
Department of Fire and Emergency Services said it was moving fast in a westerly direction. Aerial support has been sent to assist firefighters on the ground.
At 3.45pm, an alert was issued notifying residents bounded by Warbook Road and Ross Street to the south, Hawkins Road to the west, Townsend Road and Boundary Road that the situation had been upgraded to an emergency.
DFES said the bushfire behaviour was escalating.
“Homes on Hawkins Road and surrounding roads may potentially become under threat.”
The fire started near the intersection of Boundary Road and Bustard Road.
Fire in Aubin Grove and Hammond Park as Perth faces record-breaking heatwave.Credit: Nine News Perth
“If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place,” residents were told.
Fire downgraded in south of PerthKwinana Freeway between Russell and Rowley Road has reopened as firefighters have managed to get on top of a series of fires in Hammond Park and Aubin Grove south of Perth.
Lives and homes were being threatened by the fires in an area near the Kwinana Freeway and Rowley Road in Aubin Grove and Hammond Park in the City of Cockburn but by 1.30pm the fires were downgraded to watch and act.
An all clear was issued for residents in Wattleup.
The fire took hold in multiple spots in Hammond Park including a neighbourhood park.
Flames also engulfed at least two structures that appear to be sheds and containers.
The fire started near the intersection of Rowley Road and Kwinana Freeway and was first reported at 11.18am on Wednesday morning.
Ground and aerial crews battled the blazes.
Perth is in the second day of a historic November heatwave expected to last until the weekend.
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The Bureau of Meteorology expects temperatures to soar to 39 degrees in Perth on Wednesday, 40 on Tuesday and 38 on Friday.
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