Overview
- An out-of-control bushfire near Darlington is threatening lives and homes in the Perth hills.
- A Bushfire Emergency Warning covers areas bounded by Great Eastern Highway, Coulston, Approach, Clayton, Victor, Beenong and Darlington roads.
- Parts of Boya, Darlington, Greenmount, Helena Valley and Hovea are within the warning area in the Shire of Mundaring.
- Residents were told to leave west or east on the Great Eastern Highway with alerts urging, "If the way is clear, leave now for a safer place."
- People away from home were warned not to return, and guidance for those trapped in vehicles included parking clear of vegetation and sheltering under a woollen blanket on the floor.