A bushfire that burned through more than 70 hectares of land and edged dangerously close to homes north of Perth has now left many without water and power.
The Wundowie blaze came within metres of houses and left a truck driver trapped in the middle of it, unable to turn around.
He filmed the fire coming closer to him before firefighters eventually got the blaze under control enough for the truckie to make it through.
Resident Ashlee Martinelli said she saw smoke coming towards her house, and 10 minutes later flames were in the backyard.
She and her parents chose to stay and defend the home, grabbing passports, family photos and animals.
"(It was) so warm and it was just black, you could hardly see and because of the sun it was like a weird orange colour," Ms Martinelli told 9News.
"Mum's horse float the back end caught on fire and the shed nearly caught on."
The fire has since been downgraded to a watch and act, but firefighters are still on alert.
https://twitter.com/dfes_wa/status/1345650613955166208The town's water pipeline exploded in the fire, and homes could be without power for days.
Fire officials say the blaze was started accidentally and is not the work of an arsonist.
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