Two homes lost as bushfires continue to burn near Perth
Two homes have been lost due to bushfires still raging north of Perth.
More than 200 firefighters have been battling to contain three large bushfires in parts of Gingin, Bindoon and Chittering, about an hour from the state capital.
Today these blazes were brought under control and two were downgraded but concerns remained weather conditions could shift again overnight.
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Bushfires continue to burn through much of Western Australia, with three serious blazes just north of Perth. 9News
Two homes were lost in Bindoon as much of the state remains ablaze. 9News
In Bindoon two houses were lost, another damaged, and nine outbuildings or sheds were destroyed.
One of the properties destroyed was on part of a planned $100 million country club. The estate's partly built racetrack is still visible from the air.
Nationals MP and firefighter of 25 years Martin Aldridge's own newly built property also suffered damage in the fires.
"We simply don't have enough resources to manage a fire of this size in the conditions that we are experiencing," Aldridge said.
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Residents in towns north of Perth have been warned it is too late to leave as the bushfire emergency continues. (WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services) Supplied
Across Western Australia there were more than 112 fire incidents yesterday and some parts of the state were forecast to reach 40 degrees this week.
"One of the significant challenges we have here in WA is just the size of the state," Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA Commissioner Darren Klemm said.
Since the weekend, crews have been facing challenging conditions, with storms and a heat trough driving extreme fire weather.
Emergency warnings were first issued on the weekend after lightning storms sparked blazes across the state's south.
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Fire crews have been battling three fires about one-hour's drive north of Perth. (WA Department of Fire and Emergency Services) Supplied
Authorities are warning dangerous conditions are likely to continue for the coming days as heatwave conditions continue.
"Despite difficult weather and terrain, crews have made excellent progress slowing the blazes, but we're not out of the woods yet, with the trough expected to linger for several days with hot, dry and windy conditions," the Department of Fire and Emergency Services said on social media.
WA residents have been sweltering under temperatures in the high 30s and early 40s.
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