‘Incredibly intense’: Parkerville fire started with a tree falling on powerlines

 


Two bushfires are still burning out of control in WA while others have been downgraded on a horror day for firefighters across the state that has seen two homes lost so far.

Department of Fire and Emergency Services Commissioner Darren Klemm gave an update on Thursday afternoon, confirming two houses have been lost and more may have been impacted in the Parkerville blaze that started around 9.30am.

He said it was thought the fire began after a tree fell on powerlines in the Hills suburb.

The Perth hills suburb was devastated by fire in 2014 when 57 homes were destroyed.

The fire has now been downgraded to a Watch and Act warning, but two others – one in Toodyay in Perth’s north east and another in the Shire of Dardanup in the south, are still unpredictable and out of control, threatening lives and homes.

Meanwhile, an emergency fire that forced many Lancelin residents to evacuate overnight has since been brought under control after a rogue drone hampered efforts and forced the grounding of an air tanker.

With temperatures set to be high for the next three to four days, Klemm said it was a tense time for the fire service.

“We haven’t got a great forecast for the next three to four days,” he said.

“From here through to Boxing Day, there are some really challenging conditions. I’m having a meeting tomorrow morning to talk about the resourcing that we need or not need here in WA over the next few days.”

Klemm said the Parkerville fire was “very intense” and that there may be more homes lost from that and the other fires from around the state.

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