Overview
- An emergency warning was issued at 3:03pm for residents bounded by Great Eastern Highway, Doconing Road and Old Northam Road after the fire was reported just after 2pm.
- The blaze burned through tens of hectares, with estimates around 60 to 70 hectares, damaging sheds and a derelict home without confirmed loss of occupied houses.
- Evacuation routes were affected as parts of Great Eastern Highway were shut, with closures still in place between Great Southern Highway and Old Northam Road.
- About 160 personnel and roughly 50 fire appliances, supported by aircraft, worked to slow the fire’s spread and strengthen containment lines.
- The evacuation centre at Mundaring Arena was closed as conditions eased, and authorities urged residents to monitor official updates and heed safety advice.