Out-of-control fire ravages Perth | Daily Mail Online

  • Firefighters and volunteers are battling to control a blaze in Perth
  • The fire in Mundaring in Perth’s hills was reported at 8.30am on Sunday
  • Images posted to social media show the city skyline covered in smoke

Firefighters and volunteers are battling to control a blaze in Perth.

The fire in Mundaring in Perth’s hills was reported at 8.30am on Sunday.

Water-bombing aircraft were called to help after residential properties in the area sounded the alarm, ABC News reported.

The fire is burning 12 kilometres south east of Mundaring. It started near the intersection of Gorrie Road and Chamber Road (Perth city pictured) 

The fire in Mundaring in Perth's hills was reported at 8.30am on Sunday (Perth city pictured) 

The fire in Mundaring in Perth’s hills was reported at 8.30am on Sunday (Perth city pictured) 

The fire is burning 12 kilometres south east of Mundaring. It started near the intersection of Gorrie Road and Chamber Road.

Up to 50 firefighters and volunteers are working to contain the blaze.

Emergency services said the fire was out of control and unpredictable, but not a threat to lives at this stage.

Strong winds have blown smoke across the city.

Images posted to social media show the city skyline covered in smoke.

‘Bloody Armageddon out here,’ one person wrote on Instagram.

Images posted to social media show the city skyline covered in smoke

Images posted to social media show the city skyline covered in smoke

'Bloody Armageddon out here,' one person wrote on Instagram 

‘Bloody Armageddon out here,’ one person wrote on Instagram 

 



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