Wind change upgrades Bullsbrook bushfire to emergency warning as firefighters focus on the northern flank
A bushfire in the northern Perth suburb of Bullsbrook has been upgraded to an emergency warning after a wind change drives the blaze north-east.
There is a risk the northern flank could become the new head of the fire and push north into suburbs including Chittering and Muchea, the Department of Fire and Emergency (DFES) said.
The fire was downgraded to a watch and act warning this morning after fire crews worked overnight to try and contain it, but the south-easterly wind change has sparked a bushfire emergency warning.
The fire is uncontrolled and uncontained and has so far burnt 6,600 hectares of land, damaging two derelict homes and five sheds.
About 350 firefighters will work throughout the night to fight the blaze, focusing their efforts on establishing new containment lines and shoring-up existing ones.
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