Hot temperatures are expected to cause difficulties for firefighters in WA on Friday as an emergency warning is issued for parts of northern Perth as firefighters battle a large bushfire.
Authorities said the uncontrolled and unpredictable blaze poses significant risk to homes between the coastal suburb of Yanchep and nearby Two Rocks.
For people in Seatrees Estate and Breakwater Estate it is too late to leave and you must seek shelter away from the fire front. People in Two Rocks and Yanchep have been advised to leave now for a safer place. The blaze has burned through more than 1000 hectares in Yanchep National Park and destroyed the Yanchep service station. Image: News Corp Australia
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