Many of the people who fled their homes in the face of Perth's bushfires have been allowed to return.
The West Australia Fire and Emergency Services Authority has confirmed 72 homes have been destroyed after fire ripped through the Perth Hills district this week. They are believed to have been started from sparks from an angle grinder.
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority says not all residents can return yet because of dangers from burnt trees and power poles which could fall.
About 100 firefighters continued to quell the blaze yesterday while road closures remain in place and power is still off to hundreds of properties.
FESA spokesman Allen Gale said the number of houses lost in the Kelmscott and Roleystone area had been revised upwards from 68, which was reported earlier on Tuesday.
Mr Gale said a further 32 homes had experienced significant damage.
