Daily London
At least one home has been lost to fire burning in Geraldton, which authorities believe may have been deliberately lit.
Western Australia’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services today confirmed the fire is being treated as suspicious and the cause will be investigated.
Hundreds of other homes remain under threat as hot, dry and windy conditions make fire behaviour unpredictable.
Emergency warnings issued earlier today have been downgraded, but residents in Bluff Point, Spalding, Sunset Beach and Moresby remain under a watch and act warning to monitor conditions.
The Northampton Recreation Centre and QEII Seniors and Community Centre are operating as evacuation centres.
Residents who evacuated Waggrakine and Moresby have been warned it is not safe to return home.
Fires have been burning in the region since the weekend.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a fire weather warning with extreme fire danger forecast for the Midwest Coast, including Geraldton, the Midwest Inland, Lesueur, Yarra Yarra and Swan Inland North.
The Bureau warns today will be hot to very hot and dry with fresh and gusty north to northeast winds during the morning ahead of a cooler southwesterly sea breeze extending throughout in the afternoon and evening.
