Up to 30 homes destroyed as out-of-control bushfire in Perth Hills rages on

A bushfire raging near the Perth Hills has destroyed at least 30 homes and forced thousands of residents from their homes.

Smoke caused by a bushfire in the Perth hills suburb of Wooroloo rises above the city skyline in Perth, 1 February, 2021. Source: AAP

An out-of-control bushfire burning in the Perth Hills has destroyed up to 30 homes and is threatening more, with many locals across the region told it is too late to leave.

The 6000-hectare blaze - which has a 60km perimeter - raged through the night near the town of Wooroloo, with the shires of Mundaring, Chittering, Northam, and the City of Swan impacted.

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