A fire burning at the Stirling Range National Park in Western Australia has been downgraded to a Watch and Act but is still burning out of control.
Firefighters are working to contain the blaze after it initially flared to emergency level.
Residents living near the Stirling Range National Park are advised their lives could still be at risk due to the changing conditions. The fire front is moving slowly, in a northerly direction, around homes south of Salt River Road, east of Solomons Road and south of Sandalwood Road.
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