Thousands of properties have been saved from a bushfire burning out-of-control north of Perth, but lives and homes remain under threat.
" reasonably calm at the moment," Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm said.
Four schools - Two Rocks Primary School, Yanchep Primary School, Yanchep Beach Primary School and Yanchep Secondary College - will be closed on Monday.DFES Incident Photographer Lewis van Bommel Another emergency warning remains in place for a separate blaze at Yourdamung Lake, northeast of Bunbury.
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