Perth fires: 18 homes destroyed as fire crews brace for more dangerous conditions

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Authorities say it will take at least another three to four days to bring fire in city’s north-east under control

The number of homes an out-of-control bushfire has destroyed in metropolitan Perth has been revised up to 18, as firefighters prepare for a weekend of scorching temperatures.

The WA premier, Roger Cook, returned from a trade mission to China on Friday and toured the fire grounds.

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