Bushfires WA: DFES confirms two homes lost in Keysbrook blaze

Authorities have confirmed two homes have been lost in the Keysbrook, North Dandalup bushfire.

DFES incident controller Russell Wells told The West Australian two properties had been confirmed destroyed after the bushfire ripped through 821 hectares of land.

Both of the properties are believed to be uninhabited.

“The fire is currently contained but not yet controlled, there’s a significant amount of mop up for our crews to do,” Mr Wells said.

“Our main focus at the moment is to try to make the area safe and hopefully get our volunteers and such at home for Christmas.”

It comes as three homes were lost in the Parkerville blaze, which tore through the suburb earlier this week.

Multiple firefighting crews remain at the Keysbrook scene as they work to “consolidate control lines”.

People in parts of Keysbrook, Nambeelup and North Dandalup were told to evacuate yesterday, as the Federal Government’s Boeing 737 large air tanker — which arrived in Perth on Thursday for “the foreseeable future” — was sent to help.

West Australians were warned to expect similar challenging weather conditions from Sunday and into Christmas and Boxing Day.